Andrew Maguire´s 2026 Gold & Silver predictions [Video]

Samuel Briggs Kinesis Money

In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire explains why forced index selling failed again, as billions in gold and silver futures were converted into physical metal, exposing a decisive shift away from Western price-setting influence.

With Shanghai-led demand absorbing every sell-off, Andrew outlines how tightening supply, rising bullion market pressure, and accelerating institutional buying are laying the foundations for significantly higher gold valuations through 2026.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start
02:47 Short-term New Year market activity after December’s failed sell attempts
04:28 Fed forced to repay leased gold at higher prices
08:28 Annual index reweighting exposes COMEX as broken
16:39 Global investment fund demand driving gold higher
21:06 $7.7 Billion of silver futures converted into physical metal
21:33 Underpriced selling rinses out weak speculators, benefiting buyers
24:30 Front-running leaves only shallow, short-lived dips
26:09 Large Asian silver buying driving move toward $140
31:51 Is $8000 gold and silver at $250 possible by the end of 2026?
34:59 SGE requires fully paid physical silver, forcing higher prices

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Samuel Briggs

Kinesis Money

Samuel holds a deep understanding of the precious metals markets, and as an in-house journalist for 1:1 gold and silver-backed monetary system, Kinesis, he is chiefly responsible for updating the community with insights and analys

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