JS Kim: Silver Futures "Cash Out" Backdoor Being Used To Avoid Delivery

In recent months, the number of EFP transactions in silver AND gold, as opposed to the number of contracts settled in cash or settled in physical delivery, has exploded. When the majority of gold/silver futures contracts are settling in EFP and EFS transactions versus cash settlement or physical settlement, this points to a pronounced manipulation of this market and an absence of any true price discovery in gold/silver futures markets.

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In the meantime, selling of SLV shares reached an all time high in May. What does this all mean? I'm not quite sure I have the full answer yet as I keep digging, but I'm quite certain that whatever is going on in these paper for paper swaps in the gold/silver futures markets on the COMEX is not kosher and an attempt to hide physical shortages of precious metals that exist versus the open interest numbers in gold/silver futures.