Which banks are short precious metals — and how painful are the losses? 🧨 CFTC data + market estimates suggest banks still hold large short exposure in gold and silver on COMEX. With silver ≈ $100/oz and gold near $5,000/oz, the pressure is rising fast. 📈 🥈 Silver Banks: ~149M oz net short (est.) Theoretical group loss since 2025 rally: $10–11B+ TD Securities reportedly lost twice on short trades Goldman Sachs: internal estimates point to ~$400M loss JPMorgan: rumors suggest >$1B mark-to-market loss, while shifting part exposure to physical silver Non-US banks (HSBC, UBS, Barclays, SocGen, etc.) rumored to face severe OTC stress 🥇 Gold Banks: ~24.6M oz net short Rally from $2,500 → $4,900 implies $58–60B theoretical pressure Basel III is forcing European banks to hold more physical metal → squeeze risk grows ⚠️ Important: CFTC does not disclose named positions. All bank-level figures are estimates, leaks, or market inference — not confirmed data. 👉 Bottom line: When shorts dominate positioning, every spike in fear or liquidity stress can trigger violent upside moves, because short covering becomes fuel. The real question is no longer if volatility continues — but who breaks first: one major bank… or several at once? 👀💥 #MarketAnalysis #EconomicData #RiskOn #Finance #trading