Silver Just Made History

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Dear Reader,

Silver hit above $58 per ounce.

That's not a typo.

And it's not some fleeting spike that will be forgotten by tomorrow.

It's a new all-time high. The old record? $49.95 per ounce, set on January 17, 1980, when the Hunt brothers tried to corner the market and nearly broke the financial system in the process.

It took 45 years to break that record.

Silver is now up 91% from this time last year. It has nearly doubled while most Americans were focused on meme stocks, crypto, and whatever the financial media told them to watch.

The white metal is telling us something. The question is whether anyone is listening.

But for now, onto Wall Street’s Daily Drama

Wall Street's Daily Drama

Market Snapshot

Source: Yahoo Finance, Polygon, and CNBC.

Top Headlines In 60 Seconds

• Silver Shatters 45-Year Record: The white metal surged to $58.57 per ounce, breaking the all-time high set in January 1980. Supply deficits, industrial demand from EVs and solar, and Fed rate cut expectations are driving the rally.

• Bitcoin Suffers Worst Day Since March: The flagship cryptocurrency crashed 6% to below $86,000, dragging crypto-related stocks like Coinbase and Strategy down with it. Nearly $1 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated.

• Stocks Stumble Into December: The Dow dropped 427 points as all three major indexes snapped five-day winning streaks. The Russell 2000 fell more than 1%, signaling risk-off sentiment.

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The News Behind The News

Silver's Historic Breakout

Friday's trading session was chaotic.

A hours-long halt on the CME's Comex exchange disrupted silver futures. But when the dust settled, spot silver had surged past $55, then $56, setting fresh records.

Today, Silver continued it’s bull run.

The fundamentals are straightforward. London vaults, the world's largest silver trading hub, have seen inventories drop by a third since mid-2022.

Shanghai Futures Exchange warehouses recently hit their lowest levels in nearly a decade. Some traders have reportedly had to fly silver in by plane to meet delivery demand.

Meanwhile, industrial consumption keeps rising. Electric vehicles require 25 to 50 grams of silver per car. Solar panels, AI components, and electronics all need the metal. The Silver Institute says 2025 will mark the fifth consecutive year of structural supply deficit.

When supply shrinks and demand grows, prices rise. It really is that simple.

The Bitcoin Bloodbath

While precious metals were hitting records, crypto was getting crushed.

Bitcoin fell more than 6% yesterday, its worst single-day decline since March. The token dropped below $86,000 after failing to reclaim the $92,000 level. It's now down more than 30% from its October high above $126,000.

The carnage spread to crypto-adjacent stocks. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) sank 10%. Coinbase dropped 5%. Robinhood slid 4%.

Analysts at Bernstein noted they are "still looking for clear signs for bitcoin to bottom out." The token's price action, they wrote, "suggests weak market sentiment."

The divergence is worth noting: hard assets hitting all-time highs while speculative digital assets crater. The market is speaking.

The Fed's December Dilemma

All eyes now turn to the Federal Reserve's December 9-10 meeting.

Markets are pricing in an 80% probability of a 25 basis point rate cut, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

That's up from 50-50 odds just a week ago, following dovish comments from NY Fed President John Williams and Fed Governor Christopher Waller.

But the committee remains divided. The October minutes revealed "strongly differing views" among members. One voted for a larger 50 basis point cut. Another voted for no cut at all.

Lower rates typically benefit precious metals, since gold and silver don't pay interest and become more attractive when yields fall. The market appears to be front-running the Fed's decision.

The Bottom Line

December started with a clear message from markets.

Stocks stumbled. Crypto crashed. Manufacturing contracted. And precious metals hit all-time highs.

The divergence is not subtle.

Speculative assets built on narratives and momentum are struggling.

Hard assets backed by millennia of monetary history are breaking records.

Silver breaking a 45-year high is not just a data point.

That my dear reader is a statement about where capital is flowing when uncertainty rises.

Central banks continue accumulating gold at record pace. Industrial demand for silver keeps growing while supply shrinks. The Fed appears ready to cut rates again, devaluing the currency in which most Americans save.

Those who position themselves in precious metals are being rewarded. Those who didn't are watching from the sidelines as history is made.

The market is speaking. Loudly.

While other assets crater, gold, silver, and copper stay firm amidst the chaos.

Dear reader, the window to position yourself doesn't stay open forever. History is being made. The only question is which side of it you'll be on.

The Wealth Protection Research Team