I was only about 6 years early.
We scraped just under $12. JPM is probably about out of short positions. Just try to get physical silver better than $17. Not to be had at the moment.
Could it go lower? Yes, there is a major shake-up in the works... but, any plan they implement will be at the death of the dollar and other fiat currencies. And mines will shut down rather than lose money getting ore out of the ground. Perilous times now.