Silver futures rally by nearly 7% — highest finish since 2014

“In the early stages of the precious metals bull market, gold leads the way with silver being pulled up slowly by the rising gold price,” said Peter Spina, who is president of GoldSeek.com and SilverSeek.com, providers of news and analysis for the precious metals. “At a certain point, the relative value of silver versus gold gets more noticed and investors start to accumulate the ‘poor man’s gold’.”