Silver Markets War For most people, the silver market looks quiet. Prices move, margins change, analysts argue — nothing unusual. But beneath the surface, a silent war is unfolding. This is not a war about how high silver prices will go. It is a war about who defines what the price means . COMEX vs. Shanghai: When Prices No Longer Agree Traditionally, silver prices have been discovered through Western futures markets. Paper contracts, leverage, liquidity — the system worked as long as trust held. Recently, however, something subtle but dangerous has appeared: • Price divergence • Delivery anxiety • Rule adjustments instead of price discovery When futures prices and physical realities drift apart, markets can survive — but confidence weakens . At the same time, another market exists where silver is treated less as a financial abstraction and more as a strategic industrial input . A market where participants are closer to physical supply chains, manufacturing demand, and sta...

Emotionics Market Analysis This article introduces a hypothesis that applies Emotionics to behavioral patterns in financial markets. In Emotionics, emotional behavior can be understood through two axes: 1. Verb Dimension: Feel vs Feign 2. State Dimension: Real vs Fake Human “emotion × action” diverges into the following four patterns: Positive Market Catalyst Real Emotion (genuine belief) Fake Emotion (internal disbelief but outward performance) Feel A: Believes the price will rise → buys B: Thinks the price won’t rise, but joins because others might push it up Feign C: Says the price won’t rise, but secretly buys D: Says the price will fall, but secretly buys (classic contrarian behavior) 🟦 A: Feel × Real — Pure Reaction / Retail Investors “Price will rise → buy” 🟧 B: Feel × Fake — Cooperative Participation / Semi-professional Traders “Personally doubtful, but joins because others may drive the price up in the sho...

Tokyo Real Estate Market: Signs of a Shift As of  October 17, 2025 , I believe the Tokyo real estate market is gradually shifting from a  bull market  to a  bear market . Interest Rate Pressure: The Bank of Japan is now being forced to raise interest rates after a long period of monetary easing. Higher borrowing costs are likely to cool property demand. Exit Behavior from Early Investors: Several YouTubers and influencers who made fortunes through Japanese real estate investments now appear to be searching for  final buyers —a classic sign of a market top. Potential Restrictions on Foreign Buyers: Discussions about restricting foreign ownership of Tokyo properties are emerging, which could reduce overall demand and accelerate the cooling trend. Taken together, these signals suggest that the Tokyo real estate market may be entering a  transition phase , where optimism gives way to caution. Additional Thought Existing Japanese wealthy individuals may be tryin...

Conditions for Recommendation to Invest to Gold(2nd)                          “Gold is money. Everything else is credit.” — J.P.Morgan WHY TO INVEST TO GOLD? Gold sometimes is said to have no yields and not to invest to. There are a lot of investment targets, for example, stocks, bonds, Cryptocurrencies and so on. It sounds we don’t need to select gold as investment target. I thought and thought about conditions for recommendation to invest to Gold. There are 2 conditions for the recommendation. Perhaps, there are more than 2 conditions, but I found at least 2 conditions(Conditions A and B). Shrinking of Life Country’s Economy(Condition A) IS LIFE COUNTRY’S ECONOMY GROWING BIGGER? If so, it is good, and there may be no need to invest to Gold. However, if it is shrinking, there is some need to invest to Gold. If life country’s economy shrinks, all people in the country, including rich class, middl...