The silver price is just a few percentage points away from a 13-year high, with the current spot silver hovering at $32.60 as this article goes to press. Silver prices have not been this high since 2012 – if silver closes out the month of March above $32.50, it will be the highest monthly close since November 2012.
With prices hovering near levels not seen for over a decade, one would logically think that interest in the silver market would be booming. However, this is not the case, and what we see is the exact opposite: interest in the silver market is currently at multi-year lows.
From a contrarian standpoint, this is a good thing, since it means the mainstream western investor is not participating in the silver market currently. When he does, it will signify a warning sign that a top may be approaching. For now, we are nowhere near this point, and we must thus conclude that silver has further room to advance over the months and possibly years ahead.
Let us examine the evidence.
Silver Interest is at Multi-Year Lows
Below we plot the price of silver on top from 2020 through present. Immediately below the price, we plot analytics from Google showing interest in the silver price.
Note that the silver price itself is currently 7% higher than its 2020 peak.
...