Gold & Silver Trading Halted: They’re Playing Very Dangerous Game | Andy Schectman & Michelle Makori
Gold & Silver Trading Halted: They’re Playing Very Dangerous Game | Andy Schectman & Michelle Makori
Miles Franklin Media: 2-27-2026
Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief, Miles Franklin Media, speaks with Andy Schectman, Founder & CEO of Miles Franklin Precious Metals, about the sudden CME gas & metals trading halt, massive silver withdrawals, Mexico silver supply risks, and whether silver is quietly becoming a national security asset.
After silver broke above $90, the CME halted trading, citing “technical issues”. Andy says, “These games… are greatly eroding confidence in the Comex.”
He warns that “the moment the market believes there isn’t enough metal… it unwinds violently.” In this episode of The Real Story, they break down:
The CME “technical issue” and what happened at $90 silver
Millions of ounces leaving COMEX – where is it going?
February open interest and delivery stress
Mexico cartel violence and global silver supply risk
Project Vault and potential U.S. strategic silver stockpiling
Gold replacing U.S. Treasuries as central banks lose trust
What a violent unwind in metals would actually mean
01:18 CME Trading Halt Explained
03:48 Manipulation Claims & Motives
05:51 Who Pulls the Strings
09:10 Regulators & Global Rivals
11:31 Shanghai Premium & Arbitrage
13:45 Comex Deliveries & Withdrawals
18:54 Failure to Deliver Risk
22:18 Mexico Violence Supply Shock
28:57 Project Vault Explained
29:55 Secret Silver Stockpiling
33:40 Price Floors & Ceilings
36:02 Robots Mining Myth
40:33 Gold Replaces Treasuries
44:31 Bank Gold Price Targets
49:12 Closing Remarks