Why Does Silver Drop Before Options Expiration? The Monthly Pattern David Morgan Calls “Courtroom-Level Proof”

Silver drops near options expiration every month — not because of fundamentals, but because of a paper-market mechanism called delta hedging. David Morgan explains how it works, why it’s recurring, and why the structural case for silver remains completely intact.
Bank of America Cut Its Gold Forecast. The Reason Is More Bullish Than It Looks.

Bank of America cut its 2026 average gold price forecast by 14% to $4,360 an ounce on July 8, citing a more hawkish Federal Reserve. The same research note preserved the bank’s $6,000 per ounce long-term target — and the reason it couldn’t raise rates aggressively enough to end the thesis is the story most coverage missed.
