Copper $ 5.502 / lb 0.40%

Brent Crude Oil $ 69.86 / bbl -0.06%

Palladium $ 1120 / ozt -0.13%

Crude Oil $ 68.03 / bbl -0.22%

Natural Gas $ 3.341 / Btu -0.21%

Silver Futures $ 36.76 / ozt -0.47%

Aluminum Futures $ 2517.75 / ton -0.10%

Micro Gold Futures $ 3314.8 / ozt 0.11%

Micro Silver Futures $ 36.76 / ozt -0.45%

Platinum $ 1384.7 / ozt -0.31%

Gold Futures $ 3313.9 / ozt 0.10%

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Unstoppable silver?

Seeking Alpha | April 12, 2011 | 7:11 pm Energy Precious Metals Silver

It looks like the silver price just won’t be stopped. Yesterday it surged by more than a dollar and breached the $42 an ounce mark to “a fresh 31-year high”, a phrase that may finally be replaced with simply “a record high” in another week or two based on the 1980 high for the silver price of about $48 an ounce and its current trajectory (click to enlarge image):