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