"Did anybody just see the guy on Bloomberg making negative comments...stating there is no reason for Silver to be outperforming Gold....calling it fanatacism. Amazing..." The so called commentators are not all as informed as they should be. Perhaps according to him there is no silver shortage. Or perhaps a paid disinformer. MajorD, the unusual is probably due to comments made by Fed. Chair Ben Bernacke - they are finally not believed.