iShares Silver Trust (SLV)Commodities Focused | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
60.02 USD
-2.75
(-4.381%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 60.01 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:19 a.m. EDT
The iShares Silver Trust is currently exhibiting classic characteristics of a speculative momentum play rather than a fundamental value investment. While the underlying silver commodity has shown strong long-term resilience with a nearly 97% gain over the last nine years and no recent annual declines, the trust itself offers no income stream, rendering it unsuitable for income-focused portfolios. The recent price action shows the asset trading above its 50-day moving average but still lagging its 200-day line, suggesting the broader trend is recovering but not yet fully established. However, the options market tells a different story: traders are building substantial call walls at key psychological levels like 65 and 70, indicating a strong expectation of a rally toward those targets within the coming weeks. This aggressive bullish positioning in the derivatives market, combined with the commodity's historical strength, creates a compelling case for a short-term tactical entry. The lack of dividends is irrelevant here given the high implied volatility and the potential for capital appreciation driven by the commodity cycle. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.059040 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.064093 |
| AutoETS | 0.064094 |
| AutoTheta | 0.116137 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 23.22 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.139 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.04 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:19 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a significant upside breakout, evidenced by massive open interest walls at strikes of 63, 65, 70, and 100. Call volume spikes are concentrated well above the current price, particularly in the 65-70 range, while put activity remains relatively muted despite some defensive positioning near 50-55. Implied volatility is elevated, reflecting uncertainty, but the skew heavily favors the upside.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 109.83 |
| All Time Low | 8.45 |
| Ask | 60.02 |
| Ask Size | 2,200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 19,157,050 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 18,389,452 |
| Average Volume | 18,389,452 |
| Average Volume10Days | 19,157,050 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.11 |
| Bid | 60.0 |
| Bid Size | 7,100 |
| Book Value | 21.348 |
| Category | Commodities Focused |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 64.29 |
| Day Low | 59.73 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -3.46 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 55.6218 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.398201 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.07907333 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 61.561237 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 109.83 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -49.81 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.45351908 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 36.43 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 23.59 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.64754325 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 36.43 - 109.83 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,146,231,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.229625 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -2.75 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.38107 |
| Fullday Price | 60.01 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,145,577,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The Trust seeks to reflect such performance before payment of the Trust's expenses and liabilities. It is not actively managed. The Trust does not engage in any activities designed to obtain a profit from, or to ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the price of silver. |
| Long Name | iShares Silver Trust |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_22769902 |
| Nav Price | 61.86708 |
| Net Assets | 28,081,266,700.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.5 |
| Open | 63.93 |
| Post Market Change | -0.010002136 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.016664673 |
| Post Market Price | 60.01 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,595 |
| Previous Close | 62.77 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.8115046 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -2.75 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.38107 |
| Regular Market Day High | 64.29 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 59.73 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 59.73 - 64.29 |
| Regular Market Open | 63.93 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 62.77 |
| Regular Market Price | 60.02 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 36,054,709 |
| Shares Outstanding | 341,449,984 |
| Short Name | iShares Silver Trust |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | SLV |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.4136309 |
| Total Assets | 28,081,266,688 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -21.62111 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -21.62111 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 64.99835 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.9783516 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.07659197 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 36,054,709 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | -20.05487 |