I view the recent 3% drop in silver $Silver - main 2603(SImain)$  $E-mini Silver - main 2603(QImain)$   largely through the lens of BCOM's annual rebalancing, which runs from Jan 9–15. TD Securities' estimate of US$7.7B in potential silver selling, roughly 13% of COMEX open interest, sounds dramatic, but to me this looks mostly mechanical rather than a sudden deterioration in fundamentals. Index-driven flows tend to distort prices in the short term, especially in markets like silver that are relatively thinner than gold.

That said, I don't underestimate the near-term downside risk. When selling is concentrated into a tight window, price action can overshoot, regardless of fundamentals. If liquidity dries up or momentum traders pile on, silver could easily see another leg lower before stabilizing. From a tactical standpoint, I think patience still matters in the very near term while these flows are being absorbed.

On the structural side, I'm paying close attention to physical market conditions, especially in London. Goldman Sachs' warning about tight inventories is important, because it suggests that beneath the futures volatility, physical supply remains constrained. That's a key difference versus a typical cyclical sell-off — tight inventories limit how far prices can sustainably fall once forced selling ends.

This is why I see a growing disconnect between paper-driven pressure and physical tightness. If prices weaken mainly due to index rebalancing while inventories stay tight, that imbalance usually corrects itself later, often sharply. In past cycles, these forced, non-fundamental sell-offs have tended to create asymmetric risk-reward setups for patient buyers.

So for me, this sell-off looks more mechanical than structural. I'm not rushing in blindly, but I am watching closely for signs that BCOM-related selling is peaking. If inventories remain tight and price weakness accelerates purely due to forced flows, I would view that as a high-quality buy-the-dip opportunity, rather than a signal that the silver thesis is broken.

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