According to @w_thejazz, silver underpins AI chips, EVs, solar and defense, and shrinking supply suggests the price should rise (source: @w_thejazz on X). Independent benchmarks show silver’s largest end-uses are electrical/electronics, brazing/solders and photovoltaics, with industrial demand at or near record levels in 2023–2024 (source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024; The Silver Institute, World Silver Survey 2024). Photovoltaics has been the fastest-growing end-use and a key driver of consecutive market deficits since 2021 (source: The Silver Institute, World Silver Survey 2024). Not every AI chip or EV battery universally uses silver; rather, silver is primarily consumed in conductors, contacts and pastes within electronics and power systems across these sectors (source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024; The Silver Institute, Silver in Electronics). On supply, global mine production has been broadly flat in recent years while recycling provides secondary supply that only partially offsets deficits (source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024; The Silver Institute, World Silver Survey 2024). For trading, persistent industrial pull from PV and electronics alongside reported deficits creates a constructive medium-term backdrop for XAGUSD, while investment flows and rates still influence price volatility (source: The Silver Institute, World Silver Survey 2024).

According to Mihir (@RhythmicAnalyst), silver has reached a new high for its current cycle, which began in January 2018, and is now approaching its January 2011 peak. The completion of the cup and handle pattern, as highlighted in Mihir's analysis, suggests a bullish breakout could be imminent. Traders are closely monitoring this technical formation, as a break above resistance may drive further upward momentum, impacting not only the silver market but also correlated crypto assets like tokenized commodity ETFs and precious metals-backed cryptocurrencies (Source: Mihir on Twitter, June 5, 2025).