The Market Ear
May 11, 2026
Nobody Owns Enough Silver
Commodities StrategyCommoditiesDerivativesEquitiesMaterialsInformation Technology
Silver is undergoing a massive price squeeze driven by previously underpriced convexity and rising volatility, while professional positioning remains unexpectedly light.
Key Takeaways
- 1.Silver is experiencing an aggressive squeeze because upside convexity was significantly underpriced by the market.
- 2.Speculative positioning from money managers and CTAs remains surprisingly low despite a 17% price rally since early May.
- 3.Silver is a critical component of the AI boom, and its price performance is starting to catch up with semiconductor indices (SOX).
Table of Contents
- Nobody Owns Enough Silver
- Super silver
- Silver and SOX
- Wake up
- Money managers
- CTAs in silver
- Silver volatility exploding
- In the money
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Authors
Author(s)
Securities
SilverSLVSOX
Themes
Mispriced ConvexityAI-Driven Demand for Industrial MetalsCTA and Institutional Under-positioning
Regions
Global
