There's an expression at the poker table among the grinders when someone sits down and proceeds to lose a bunch of money with poor play. The expression? "Where do they come from?"
Today, 188 million shares of SLV were sold. Which by definition means 188 million shares of SLV were bought. Today's volume was a record for SLV, and dwarfs GLD's biggest volume day (79 million shares on December 4, 2009).
Bear in mind, SLV's daily RSI is at 88, and the MACD is at an all-time high. Silver is more than 80% above its 50-week moving average, a record for the bull market in metals that started in 2001. Silver has closed higher for 8 days in a row.
These tell-tale signs are not hidden. Everyone with two eyes can see them, including today's SLV buyers. Today's action was classic distribution. Which leads me to ask:
"Where do they come from?"
I guess there's no fever like Silver fever. I don't know about you, but at some point soon there will be an excellent opportunity to take the opposite side of the trade from today's new silver bulls.