{"id":38045,"date":"2025-12-22T15:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/?p=38045"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:07:24","slug":"jim-rickards-gold-10000-silver-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/jim-rickards-gold-10000-silver-200\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Rickards SHOCKS: Gold to $10,000 by 2026 &#038; Silver to $200 \u2013 \u201cIt&#8217;s Just Getting Started\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"616\"><strong data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"616\">Gold just shattered $4,400\u2026 and Jim Rickards says this move is only the beginning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"915\">According to legendary monetary expert Jim Rickards, the surge toward <strong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"707\">gold to $10,000<\/strong> and silver to $200 by 2026 isn\u2019t speculation\u2014it\u2019s math, geopolitics, and monetary reality colliding. And if you\u2019re still waiting for a \u201cpullback,\u201d Rickards has a blunt warning: <em data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"915\">you may already be too late.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"1023\">This isn\u2019t about Fed rate cuts. It\u2019s about a global financial system quietly breaking beneath the surface.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1028\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1080\"><strong data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1080\">Gold\u2019s Surge Has Nothing to Do with the Fed<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1145\">Mainstream headlines blame gold\u2019s rise on \u201cexpected rate cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1196\"><strong data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1196\">Rickards calls that narrative lazy\u2014and wrong.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1198\" data-end=\"1238\">The real drivers are far more dangerous:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1677\">\n<li data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1375\">\n<p data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1375\"><strong data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1282\">Central banks are net buyers of gold<\/strong><br data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1285\" \/>Since 2010, central banks flipped from sellers to buyers\u2014and the buying is accelerating.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1510\">\n<p data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1510\"><strong data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1417\">Supply is flat, demand is exploding<\/strong><br data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1420\" \/>Global gold production has stagnated around ~4,000 metric tons annually for seven years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1677\">\n<p data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1677\"><strong data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1554\">Institutional money is just waking up<\/strong><br data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1557\" \/>Pension funds, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds hold just 1\u20132% gold. A move to 3% would overwhelm global supply.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1755\">\n<p data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1755\"><strong data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1755\">\u201cThere\u2019s not enough gold in the world at these prices.\u201d \u2013 Jim Rickards<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"1838\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1840\" data-end=\"1887\"><strong data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1887\">Financial Warfare Is Rewriting the Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"1938\">This rally isn\u2019t just economic\u2014it\u2019s geopolitical.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1940\" data-end=\"2002\">Rickards points to a pivotal moment few Americans fully grasp:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2004\" data-end=\"2225\">\n<li data-start=\"2004\" data-end=\"2058\">\n<p data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2058\">The freezing of <strong data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2058\">$300 billion in Russian reserves<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2059\" data-end=\"2115\">\n<p data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2115\">The precedent it set for <strong data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2115\">global asset confiscation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2225\">\n<p data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2225\">The realization by nations like Saudi Arabia, China, and Brazil that <strong data-start=\"2187\" data-end=\"2225\">dollar reserves are no longer safe<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2323\"><strong data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2258\">Gold is no one\u2019s liability.<\/strong><br data-start=\"2258\" data-end=\"2261\" \/>That\u2019s why central banks are choosing it over U.S. Treasuries.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2328\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2386\"><strong data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2386\">Why $10,000 Gold Happens Faster Than People Think<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2424\">Here\u2019s the math Wall Street ignores:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2492\">\n<li data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2458\">\n<p data-start=\"2428\" data-end=\"2458\">$3,000 \u2192 $4,000 = <strong data-start=\"2446\" data-end=\"2458\">33% gain<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2459\" data-end=\"2492\">\n<p data-start=\"2461\" data-end=\"2492\">$9,000 \u2192 $10,000 = <strong data-start=\"2480\" data-end=\"2492\">11% gain<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2494\" data-end=\"2542\">Each $1,000 move becomes <strong data-start=\"2519\" data-end=\"2529\">easier<\/strong>, not harder.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2604\">\n<p data-start=\"2546\" data-end=\"2604\">\u201cOnce gold breaks $4,000, the sky\u2019s the limit.\u201d \u2013 Rickards<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2606\" data-end=\"2678\">This is how exponential moves happen\u2014quietly at first, then all at once.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2680\" data-end=\"2683\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"2731\"><strong data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2731\">Silver Is Breaking Free from Its Chains<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2733\" data-end=\"2776\">Silver isn\u2019t just \u201cfollowing gold\u201d anymore.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2778\" data-end=\"2824\">Rickards highlights several explosive factors:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"3028\">\n<li data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2890\">\n<p data-start=\"2828\" data-end=\"2890\"><strong data-start=\"2828\" data-end=\"2860\">China treats silver as money<\/strong>, not just an industrial metal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2891\" data-end=\"2953\">\n<p data-start=\"2893\" data-end=\"2953\"><strong data-start=\"2893\" data-end=\"2929\">Paper silver is leveraged ~100:1<\/strong> against physical supply<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2954\" data-end=\"3028\">\n<p data-start=\"2956\" data-end=\"3028\">Even a modest shift toward physical delivery creates a <strong data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3028\">short squeeze<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3030\" data-end=\"3117\">That\u2019s why Rickards sees <strong data-start=\"3055\" data-end=\"3070\">$200 silver<\/strong> as entirely realistic if gold reaches $10,000.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3119\" data-end=\"3185\">\n<p data-start=\"3121\" data-end=\"3185\">\u201cSilver has finally caught up\u2014and now it has a life of its own.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"3264\" data-end=\"3267\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3269\" data-end=\"3308\"><strong data-start=\"3272\" data-end=\"3308\">Europe\u2019s Gold Grab Signals Panic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3310\" data-end=\"3411\">Italy\u2019s move to declare its gold reserves as <em data-start=\"3355\" data-end=\"3380\">belonging to the people<\/em> isn\u2019t symbolic\u2014it\u2019s strategic.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3427\">Across Europe:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3429\" data-end=\"3575\">\n<li data-start=\"3429\" data-end=\"3478\">\n<p data-start=\"3431\" data-end=\"3478\">Nations are <strong data-start=\"3443\" data-end=\"3478\">repatriating gold from New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3479\" data-end=\"3514\">\n<p data-start=\"3481\" data-end=\"3514\">Trust in the ECB is deteriorating<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3515\" data-end=\"3575\">\n<p data-start=\"3517\" data-end=\"3575\">National sovereignty is re-emerging over globalist control<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3577\" data-end=\"3659\">Even former ECB head Mario Draghi admitted gold is a <strong data-start=\"3630\" data-end=\"3658\">hedge against the dollar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3661\" data-end=\"3678\">Let that sink in.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3680\" data-end=\"3683\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3685\" data-end=\"3746\"><strong data-start=\"3688\" data-end=\"3746\">BRICS Didn\u2019t Need a New Currency\u2014They Already Have One<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3748\" data-end=\"3785\">Despite headlines, Rickards is clear:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3787\" data-end=\"3923\">\n<li data-start=\"3787\" data-end=\"3826\">\n<p data-start=\"3789\" data-end=\"3826\">There is no official \u201cBRICS currency\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3827\" data-end=\"3877\">\n<p data-start=\"3829\" data-end=\"3877\">What <em data-start=\"3834\" data-end=\"3840\">does<\/em> exist is a <strong data-start=\"3852\" data-end=\"3877\">new settlement system<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3878\" data-end=\"3923\">\n<p data-start=\"3880\" data-end=\"3923\">And the final settlement asset is\u2026 <strong data-start=\"3915\" data-end=\"3923\">gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3925\" data-end=\"3981\">\n<p data-start=\"3927\" data-end=\"3981\">\u201cThe BRICS currency already exists. It\u2019s called gold.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3983\" data-end=\"4067\">Gold is neutral, liquid, and universally trusted\u2014everything fiat currencies are not.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4069\" data-end=\"4072\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4074\" data-end=\"4120\"><strong data-start=\"4077\" data-end=\"4120\">Why Physical Gold and Silver Matter Now<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4122\" data-end=\"4187\">This isn\u2019t about speculation. It\u2019s about <strong data-start=\"4163\" data-end=\"4186\">wealth preservation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4189\" data-end=\"4248\">In times of systemic reset, investors historically turn to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4250\" data-end=\"4352\">\n<li data-start=\"4250\" data-end=\"4271\">\n<p data-start=\"4252\" data-end=\"4271\"><strong data-start=\"4252\" data-end=\"4271\">Tangible assets<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4272\" data-end=\"4303\">\n<p data-start=\"4274\" data-end=\"4303\"><strong data-start=\"4274\" data-end=\"4303\">Gold vs dollar protection<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4304\" data-end=\"4352\">\n<p data-start=\"4306\" data-end=\"4352\"><strong data-start=\"4306\" data-end=\"4352\">Inflation hedges with no counterparty risk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4354\" data-end=\"4457\">Gold and silver have survived every currency collapse in history.<br data-start=\"4419\" data-end=\"4422\" \/>Fiat currencies have survived none.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4492\" data-end=\"4495\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4497\" data-end=\"4566\"><strong data-start=\"4500\" data-end=\"4566\">Conclusion: You Didn\u2019t Miss the Rally\u2014You Missed the First Act<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4568\" data-end=\"4624\">Rickards delivers a final message to hesitant investors:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"4626\" data-end=\"4680\">\n<p data-start=\"4628\" data-end=\"4680\">\u201cYou missed $3,000 gold. You didn\u2019t miss the rally.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"4682\" data-end=\"4810\">If gold doubles from here, late becomes irrelevant. What matters is <strong data-start=\"4750\" data-end=\"4809\">being positioned before confidence collapses completely<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4812\" data-end=\"4874\">The party, as Rickards puts it, <strong data-start=\"4844\" data-end=\"4874\">\u201cis just getting started.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4876\" data-end=\"4879\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4881\" data-end=\"4905\"><strong data-start=\"4884\" data-end=\"4905\">About ITM Trading<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4907\" data-end=\"5148\">ITM Trading has over 28 years of experience helping clients safeguard their wealth through personalized strategies built on physical gold and silver. 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