Silver Market Tightens: Record U.S. FUN Coin Show Crowds Meet East Asian Physical Silver Demand 

From record crowds at the FUN Coin Show to rising demand across China and Asia, silver markets are tightening as retail and industrial buyers compete.

Silver had a busy week — and the signals are getting harder to ignore. From record-breaking crowds at the FUN Coin Show in Florida to silver bullion selling out in minutes across Japan and months-long waitlists in Singapore, physical demand is tightening worldwide. At the same time, China’s growing grip on global silver refining and new export controls are quietly reshaping supply chains that industries can’t function without. Premiums in Asia and shrinking inventories in the West suggest this isn’t just a paper-market move, but a real-world squeeze forming across hemispheres. Listen to hear how these forces are converging — and why silver’s role as a strategic metal may be entering a new chapter.

Last week in 2025, silver surged to nearly $84 an ounce before swinging wildly all week and closing above $72, a high volatility stretch that shook the market.

From a blistering Asian-market surge to a brutal midweek sell-off, here’s what really drove silver’s dramatic price action and why it matters now.

This past week in silver was anything but boring, and it all started with a bang. The spot silver price ripped higher in Asian trading, surging nearly $84 an ounce to a new nominal high before most investors had their morning coffee. What followed was a violent, whipsaw sell off, with sharp up and down moves that shook out anyone unprepared for real volatility. By the end of the week, silver settled at $72.86 an ounce, but the story behind those moves matters far more than the closing price. If you want to understand what really happened, why it matters, and what it could signal next, this is a week you do not want to miss.

Silver and Platinum Surge as Chinese Price Premiums Gap Up

Silver just blasted to a new all-time high weekly close above $79 per oz, while gold quietly set its own record above $4,500 per oz, all during what should have been a sleepy holiday week. The real story is coming out of China, where silver prices on the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) and the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) surged far above Western spot levels, signaling real physical tightness and rising demand. This wasn't paper trading noise — shrinking inventories, rising Eastern premiums, and collapsing ratios suggest silver is finally stretching its legs. Gold making new highs while silver accelerates faster is a rare and powerful setup precious-metals watchers love to see. Watch the video for a friendly, plain-English recap of everything that moved gold and silver over the past week and why it matters heading into 2026.

Silver just closed near $67 an ounce, and for the first time in generations, that single ounce now buys an entire barrel of oil—a price relationship that almost never happens. This rare silver-oil ratio flip is quietly signaling a major shift that Wall Street prefers to downplay, even as silver continues to outperform oil and much of the stock market. History shows this ratio doesn’t stop at parity, and past cycles suggest it can move multiples higher from here. In the new podcast episode, we break down the data, the long-term historical context, and why this moment matters far more than most headlines suggest. Listen to the new podcast to understand what this signal may be telling you before the broader market finally catches on.

Silver just sent a loud signal to the market—and most investors haven’t caught it yet. In this week’s update, we break down the price surge, key technical levels, and why recent moves may be setting the tone for the next six months, not just the next headline. We also dive into China’s growing dominance in the silver market, and how new export controls could quietly tighten global supply right when demand is accelerating. These aren’t abstract trends—they directly impact physical availability, premiums, and future price discovery. If you want to understand what’s really driving silver right now and where the pressure points are forming, this is an update you don’t want to miss.

The $60 Silver Breakout: Hype or Historic Turning Point?

Silver just blasted above $59 per oz, setting a stunning new nominal record and signaling that something big is unfolding in the precious metals market. Behind the headlines lies a deepening supply-demand imbalance, with years of structural deficits finally catching up. Investors around the world are waking up to a growing physical squeeze that’s tightening faster than many expected. From industrial demand surges to global shifts in bullion buying, the forces driving this move are only getting stronger. Listen to understand what’s really happening—and why this silver story is far from over.

Silver just hit a new all-time high (+$56 oz), and the fireworks started during a rare Thanksgiving-night CME outage. Beginning around 9:44 p.m. ET on November 27, CME futures trading was halted for nearly 10 hours, only resuming at 8:30 a.m. ET on November 28 — right as silver was breaking out. The timing has sparked big questions about what really happened and why the outage struck during one of the market’s thinnest trading windows. Listen to see how the halt unfolded, what drove silver’s surge, and why this could be a major turning point for the metal.

Global silver inventories are collapsing at a pace we haven’t seen in decades, from China’s SGE/SHFE to COMEX and even major ETFs. Massive, irregular outflows—millions of ounces at a time—signal that something big is shifting beneath the surface of the silver market. Analysts now warn that this year’s silver deficit could become the deepest on record, with cumulative shortages since 2019 already exceeding 1.3 billion ounces. Add in tightening liquidity and the growing risk of sudden investment surges, and the setup for explosive silver price action is becoming hard to ignore.

In the shadows of today’s noisy financial markets, a quieter and far more consequential shift is underway. China—long the world’s largest gold miner and now its most aggressive accumulator—is buying metal at a scale that dwarfs official disclosures. Major central banks are following a similar path, quietly rotating out of fiat exposure and into hard reserves at a pace not seen in modern history. This East-led accumulation isn’t just a hedge; it’s a signal of fading confidence in the stability of the global monetary order.

Yet gold is only half of the story. Silver, once treated as gold’s humble cousin, is emerging as a strategic metal at the very moment global inventories are thinning. With its critical role in electronics, solar technology, artificial intelligence hardware, and national-security infrastructure, silver is shifting from an industrial input to a geopolitical asset. Nations that ignored supply chains for decades are now scrambling to secure future access.

Together, these trends reveal a world quietly preparing for a different kind of financial future—one where tangible reserves, not promises, determine economic resilience. As China stockpiles gold, central banks diversify out of weakening currencies, and silver steps into its new strategic spotlight, the precious-metals landscape is entering a phase that investors can’t afford to overlook.