Anyone else watching industrial demand for silver?

• •Okay, so I've been kicking around the idea of adding some more silver to my Gold IRA this year, largely due to the whole "industrial demand" angle.
• •My existing portfolio, which is mostly gold and a bit of palladium currently sits around $80k, reflecting what I put in during the last few years.
• •I started with gold, then jumped into palladium a couple of years back.

Okay, so I've been kicking around the idea of adding some more silver to my Gold IRA this year, largely due to the whole "industrial demand" angle. My existing portfolio, which is mostly gold and a bit of palladium currently sits around $80k, reflecting what I put in during the last few years. I started with gold, then jumped into palladium a couple of years back. I've always been more focused on the stability and long-term hold, but silver's industrial uses are really making me reconsider how much allocation I have for it.

Living here in Boise, Idaho, I'm pretty involved in the community (even serving as mayor for a small town nearby, not Boise itself obviously!), and I keep an eye on broader economic trends. It feels like every other day there's news about solar panels, EVs, or new tech that relies heavily on silver. It's not just some speculative commodity; it's got real-world, growing demand. I feel like this distinguishes it a bit from gold as purely a store of value, and probably gives it more upside potential.

My concern is always timing, though. I locked in my palladium at a decent price, but silver has seen some swings. Are others in a similar boat, looking at silver primarily through the industrial lens for their IRA? Specifically, for those who've been in the game longer, how do you balance the traditional "haven" aspect of precious metals with the more volatile, demand-driven industrial side when making allocation decisions within your retirement accounts? Is anyone else thinking about pulling the trigger on a larger silver purchase soon, maybe because of these same industrial demand factors?

I'm contemplating adding another $10-15k into silver over the next 6-12 months, ideally on a dip if I can catch one. My wife thinks I'm overthinking it and should just stick to what I know (gold), but the numbers for silver's industrial consumption are just too compelling to ignore. Would love to hear some other perspectives!