by Adam Sharp, Daily Reckoning:
Every so often, silver goes through a mania phase.
I experienced my first and only silver mania from 2009-2011. There’s nothing quite like it in the investment world. Simultaneously thrilling, nauseating, and lucrative.
Silver is tiny compared to gold and other commodities, so bull markets tend to be almost violent in nature. Once generalist investors get involved, things can quickly get out of hand, in the best kind of way.
Here’s a chart showing the relative performance of silver vs gold from 2009 through 2011: