Everyone's long commodities right now and almost nobody is getting paid to be
Silver had its best year since 1979. all-time high in january, sixth straight supply deficit, industrial demand near records
And through all of it the metal has been earning a lease rate. Refiners and fabricators pay to borrow it every single day
That money goes to bullion banks. Never to the person actually holding the exposure
@Theo_Network just added silver to thUSD's leasing leg next to gold. Physical metal leased into commercial demand, hedged short on CME, t-bills as margin
Same trade, except you're on the paid side of it now