The smell of desperation
The financial system is close to the end. The banks know what's coming and they are desperate to keep everyone in the system that they control. They have been manipulating the prices of the precious metals for a very long time. It's how they keep people from getting out of the system. You can be sure the banks are hoovering up all the physical gold and silver at these low prices. Try finding physical right now, and if you can, the premiums are through the roof. The banks fix the price, and can literally bring gold to zero.