Commodity Culture Silver - We're Going 'Much Higher' Than $1,000: Michael Piccioni
Jan 29, 2026
Michael Piccioni, President and CEO of Can-Am Bullion and host of the Gold Awakening podcast, offers sharp perspectives on precious metals. He previews dramatic silver upside tied to a normalizing gold-silver ratio. He discusses rising North American retail interest, the role of bullion banks and Asian physical demand, and practical buying and storage choices for stacking metals.
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Scale Into Metals And Rebalance To Gold
- Position for a multi-year precious-metals bull market and consider allocating 5–25% of net worth to gold and silver as insurance.
- Move into gold progressively as the gold:silver ratio falls, shifting 5–10% of holdings at a time.
Central Banks Driving Gold Demand
- Central bank buying is the dominant driver of gold's rise and signals a global move away from US treasuries and the dollar.
- Michael expects this trend to continue and to push gold much higher over time.
Gold's Potential Monetary Comeback
- Gold could re-enter a formal monetary role via BRICS or a U.S. revaluation, and digital gold instruments may support that transition.
- Michael views a U.S.-led revaluation as plausible and potentially a powerful geopolitical move.