Silver, underestimated and underpriced, is poised to make big gains in 2013. Precious metals attract more than their fair share of excitable commentators, but the technical position in silver is fascinating. Both banks and non-banks have unusually large net short positions in the silver futures market, while silver has been leaving commodity exchange warehouses at a steady pace in recent weeks.

Click here to read Peter Warburton's special economic analysis on the prospects for silver in 2013 at LIGNET.com.