Right now the world is awash in surplus metal of all kinds. The silver market always promotes the silver squeeze myth. There is nothing new about this. It's part of how they do business. You buy silver as a hedge against fiat, for the day when fiat is radically revalued, or the day when vendors are either unwilling, or unable to conduct transactions in fiat. Hyperinflation can destroy fiat. A return to the gold standard can revalue the price of silver. Revolution can destroy the banking system. There could be a serious war. These are a few of several possible scenarios which qualify as a reason to buy physical silver. If you want silver as an investment, then look at the mining companies, and buy their stock. A short squeeze like that which occurs on the stock market is impossible in the silver commodities market. The law says they can settle for cash if they don't have the silver. What makes a short squeeze work is the fact that the number of company shares outstanding is fixed, and it is shares that must be delivered, at any price. That market rule does not exist in the commodities trade. Commodities are not stocks. They are not forced to buy physical silver at any price.