Global silver inventories are collapsing at a pace we haven’t seen in decades, from China’s SGE/SHFE to COMEX and even major ETFs. Massive, irregular outflows—millions of ounces at a time—signal that something big is shifting beneath the surface of the silver market. Analysts now warn that this year’s silver deficit could become the deepest on record, with cumulative shortages since 2019 already exceeding 1.3 billion ounces. Add in tightening liquidity and the growing risk of sudden investment surges, and the setup for explosive silver price action is becoming hard to ignore.