Alphonse
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Not sure if any precious metals can be short at this point, considering the latest developments in China. Xi eliminated all the high ranking military generals who had been vocally against using force against Taiwan. Official news from last night US time. People believe a war is imminent.
January 24, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Not sure if any precious metals can be short at this point, considering the latest developments in China. Xi eliminated all the high ranking military generals who had been vocally against using force against Taiwan. Official news from last night US time. People believe a war is imminent.
Mechanically putting in shorts every 5 bucks up is an old school way of doing it as well.
January 24, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Mechanically putting in shorts every 5 bucks up is an old school way of doing it as well.
2.80 million options 280 million ounces 28% of yearly production
500 million slv o/s
500 million slv o/s
Silver - as someone else noted, it looks like the new crypto/degen gambling tool. It's nuts.
*This is the ETF, not the futures contract. Panels are ETF price, contract volume, option contract volume, option implied volatility.
*This is the ETF, not the futures contract. Panels are ETF price, contract volume, option contract volume, option implied volatility.
January 24, 2026 at 12:19 AM
2.80 million options 280 million ounces 28% of yearly production
500 million slv o/s
500 million slv o/s
How long before wife throws the silver at you or dumps it on the comex
A kilo silver bar can start to show light tarnish in as little as a few weeks.
Over 3–12 months, you can expect noticeable darkening or spotting, especially on exposed surfaces and edges
A kilo silver bar can start to show light tarnish in as little as a few weeks.
Over 3–12 months, you can expect noticeable darkening or spotting, especially on exposed surfaces and edges
January 23, 2026 at 8:07 PM
How long before wife throws the silver at you or dumps it on the comex
A kilo silver bar can start to show light tarnish in as little as a few weeks.
Over 3–12 months, you can expect noticeable darkening or spotting, especially on exposed surfaces and edges
A kilo silver bar can start to show light tarnish in as little as a few weeks.
Over 3–12 months, you can expect noticeable darkening or spotting, especially on exposed surfaces and edges
Claude Code successfully ported a complete CUDA backend code to AMD's ROCm in just 30 minutes
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Claude Code successfully ported a complete CUDA backend code to AMD's ROCm in just 30 minutes
The difficult problem a country/system has
How to mitigate the penalties of misfortune and failure without undermining the incentives to effort and success.
How to mitigate the penalties of misfortune and failure without undermining the incentives to effort and success.
January 23, 2026 at 5:52 PM
The difficult problem a country/system has
How to mitigate the penalties of misfortune and failure without undermining the incentives to effort and success.
How to mitigate the penalties of misfortune and failure without undermining the incentives to effort and success.
Gold hat from 5000 years ago
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Gold hat from 5000 years ago
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January 22, 2026 at 8:27 PM
When you lose the wife's trust
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I'm unfortunately old enough to remember when gold crossed above $4,000 per troy ounce (back in October 2025). And now here we are: closing in on $5,000. The debasement trade is a completely new phenomenon and it's absolutely massive...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/the-debase...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/the-debase...
January 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM
When you lose the wife's trust
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Add much diminished sku's incoming
January 22, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Add much diminished sku's incoming
Oh boy oh boy
China’s quiet launch of an interest-bearing CBDC this month could be far more consequential for the future of the dollar and international monetary system than any of Trump’s shenanigans this week
Over to you, Brussels?
www.forbes.com/sites/digita...
Over to you, Brussels?
www.forbes.com/sites/digita...
China’s Digital RMB: Trillion-Dollar Shift In Payment And Crypto Rails
China has upgraded the digital Yuan to pay interest, marking a shift in CBDC design with implications for banks, payments, and cross-border trade.
www.forbes.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Oh boy oh boy
qqq this smh that
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January 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
qqq this smh that
meh
meh
6x in yen
Disappointed in this Yen
Disappointed in this Yen
January 22, 2026 at 4:46 PM
6x in yen
Disappointed in this Yen
Disappointed in this Yen
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SPOT PLATINUM RISES 3%, HIT A RECORD HIGH OF $2,558.20/OZ
January 22, 2026 at 4:23 PM
SPOT PLATINUM RISES 3%, HIT A RECORD HIGH OF $2,558.20/OZ