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Recent Action in Silver ETFs Is Bad News for Precious-Metals Bears | Worldwide Precious Metals Exchange
by Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst,
Two weeks ago we looked at the difference between gold ETF outflows vs. physical gold purchases, and showed that most sales were coming from the former while aggressive buying was coming from the latter.
This week we examined the same data for silver – and discovered a rather striking trend. Not only are silver ETFs seeing no net outflows, their holdings are increasing. Bearish investors who treat the two precious metals as being the same, interchangeable thing, and sell silver along with gold are at risk of missing the boat.
Here’s how holdings in SLV, the world’s largest silver ETF, compare to those of GLD…