Can someone explain to me like I’m five, WTF happened to the price over the last few days?

Seriously, WTF?

And yes, I am buying more!

EDIT: Because some of you really are regarded!

I am referring to Cause and Effect here. “Something” happened for silver, which has always been tamped, to suddenly rise significantly. What I want to know is what that “Something” was. Something specific happened to see the sudden rise, not just

Too much government debt (Its always been this way) More demand less supply (its always been this way)

So what specific event caused a sudden rush on Silver over last month? Something specific happened.

I would buy the statements from u/FigureBorn4734 and u/Remarkable_Tap_6801 said but I haven’t seen anything news worthy to support a sudden rush to buy.

I would certainly buy the idea that people have just realized Silver is extremely cheap and probably the last time they have to get into a growth market of stored value. Gold and Bitcoin are just too expensive now for the average person. But something had to get them to suddenly realize this. Dumb people just don’t suddenly get smart.

We all know Silver is factually more valuable than both gold and bitcoin due to A. its value to everything from missiles to microwaves is infinitely more significant than gold. B. Bitcoin is a false economy like the Tulip or the Pineapple. But we are WAY more regarded than most people so….