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Bill G's avatar
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Unobtanium Two:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-wYLa9o9tM

This will be so disappointing for Republicans.

But don't worry, your Trump phones are coming soon.

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Marty Riske's avatar

John, curious to know if the lease offer by Monetary Metals is a good idea. If they hold our gold, would it be more secure than holding it locally?

Great calls John! Thank you for sharing your list. Happy and Prosperous New Year

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Bruce C.'s avatar
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What I find so interesting is that the financial and political media are not talking about this.

It's entirely possible that those groups (almost by definition) don't understand why the PMs are "exploding" in price.

Or it could be that it contradicts the desired narratives, that debt is under control and increased economic growth will pay it down, and that technology/AI is deflationary.

For that matter, although they talk about the drop in oil/gas prices as a good, deflationary thing, they evade the distinction between that being because of a lack of demand ... or an over supply.

Instead, they imply that gold is just a relic so it's price doesn't matter, that silver (along with platinum and palladium) is just an industrial metal that is only growing in demand because of technology.

They ignore the fall in cryptos with the rise in gold and silver (the monetary metals.)

They ignore the falling US dollar and the rise in interest rates.

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Jrickley's avatar

It's not a narrative that their handlers want anyone to notice...their handlers don't want anyone to know there are cracks in the financial faith dam..the news are just employee bots of the system..if you want any truth, you will never find it in the "news" which is completely contrived..

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Greg O'Neill's avatar

I think they don't talk about it because they've been told not to talk about it.

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Fred Costello's avatar

The system controls (and fails to properly control) the US budget.

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Ian Stirling's avatar

Sadly the perceived beneficial increase to private stacker wealth will be a proportional measure of the lagging hardships approaching for our paper based societies. This rocket ship of PM escalating prices is a church bell tolling in warning. Secure your prvate electricity generation, drinkable water and food.

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Kris's avatar
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But that was ALWAYS part of my mental scenario when I bought my first Kruggerands in 2002 for $335. each. Why on earth start fretting now about something I've been planning for since 1990? I'm just surprised it took so long.

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Ian Stirling's avatar

The fact that 40% increase in Ag in 4 weeks goes unsaid in MSN only contributes to my concerns of what the JP Morgans of this world have set up ahead. Publically Selling price suppression shorts on the left hand and privately buying physical on the right hand and when appropriate cut the left hand off and walk away

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John Galt III's avatar

Just went to (2) PM dealers in my area - won't buy any silver - not one ounce.

Why? Everyone is selling and virtually no one is buying physical from them

"The price is too high - too crazy - when it settles down agian they might buy."

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Deep Sea's avatar

That’s a pretty crazy scenario…! Seems like the opposite is happening in Asia

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Pete Chamberlain's avatar

Been watching " Asian guy"for a few weeks now. What an incredible amount of information. I have to stop the video. Periodically to process it all. I can't believe this is all happening

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M C's avatar

AG in Shanghai at.....85$ - 78 + in NY at close....

even copper up 4,5 %

au only up 1,2 %

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Stanley Blake's avatar

Lynette Zang is looking better as a forecaster. Some of the utube silver topic introductions look really wild. I'm beginning to think they might not be so far out of line.

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Allan Richard Wasem's avatar

HO, HO, HO - MEERRRY CHRISTMAS!

EAGLES RING...

ARE YOU LISTENIN'

IN THE LANE

GOLD IS GLISTENIN'

A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT

WE'RE STACKIN' TONIGHT

WALKIN' IN A PM WONDERLAND!

AND A VERY, VERY, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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artdeco101010's avatar

Merry Christmas !

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HENRI DOUVRY's avatar

About 2 weeks ago I saw a podcast predicting $75 silver in 2026 and maybe even 100 eventually. I thought to myself that it might hit 75 this year and well over 100 next. Now? Hell, 100 this year is not out of the question

Because of the Unobtanium factor I think 1000 is very possible eventually The natural gold/silver ratio in the earth's crust is something like 7-8:1. So I can see maybe $10000 gold and 1000 silver.

This doesn't make me happy. It's all irrelevant in a MadMax world where the currency becomes bullets and toilet paper

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The Watchman's avatar

Over $76.00 at the moment and a month ago I thought it would be doing well if it hit $60 by the end of the year!

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Doc N's avatar
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That is old news (=-: Silver (futures) now at $76.60! The vindication is overwhelming. You left out copper which ripping. My FCX calls are up big in the last week. Glad I listened to you. Happy '26

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Steve's avatar

Hi John,

What is your X handle? You should add it to your Substack homepage if you haven't already. Hi Ho Silver!!!!

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Greg O'Neill's avatar

Not sure AI Asian guy is someone worth posting after the imaginary, never-happened CFTC video.

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Deep Sea's avatar

I’m with you! Looks like an AI driven feed. People seem to repost “his” content a lot, but I remain skeptical, especially after the CFTC video you mentioned.

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