First published by Money Metals here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2019/01/10/silver-outperforms-key-markets-metals-energy-001690

While December was a horrible month for the broader markets, that wasn’t the case for the precious metals. As the Dow Jones and S&P 500 Indexes suffered the worst December since the Great Depression, the silver price enjoyed quite a healthy rally. The notion of rising precious metals prices during a market selloff ran counter to most analysts who forecasted falling asset values across the board.