iShares Silver Trust (SLV)Commodities Focused | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
51.51 USD
-0.41
(-0.790%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 51.51 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:27 a.m. EDT
The iShares Silver Trust presents a classic case of a beaten-down commodity play where the technicals and sentiment are diverging sharply from the immediate price action. Currently trading significantly below its 52-week high and struggling to reclaim key moving averages, the stock feels heavy in the short term, yet the options market is screaming for a reversal. The massive buildup of call open interest at strikes well above the current price indicates that smart money is pricing in a substantial bounce, betting that silver will recover from its steep decline. However, this optimism is fragile; the underlying asset lacks the robust multi-year growth trajectory or the fortress-like balance sheet of a top-tier industrial company. It is a speculative vehicle dependent entirely on macro commodity cycles rather than intrinsic business quality. For now, the setup favors a cautious bullish stance on a potential rebound, but investors should remain wary of the lack of fundamental momentum supporting a sustained rally without a broader market recovery. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.117696 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.117699 |
| MSTL | 0.122941 |
| AutoTheta | 0.209669 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 1.37 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.195 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.07 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a significant upside move, evidenced by massive open interest walls in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 60, 64, 75, 100) and a 92-99% concentration of open interest in OTM calls across expirations. While there is notable defensive put volume near the current price (53-55 strikes), the sheer scale of call positioning suggests a bullish bet on silver breaking through resistance, likely targeting the $60-$75 range. Implied volatility remains elevated relative to historical norms, reflecting this speculative tension.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 109.83 |
| All Time Low | 8.45 |
| Ask | 51.51 |
| Ask Size | 5,400 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 16,940,830 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 15,987,434 |
| Average Volume | 15,987,434 |
| Average Volume10Days | 16,940,830 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.22 |
| Bid | 51.51 |
| Bid Size | 15,800 |
| Book Value | 21.348 |
| Category | Commodities Focused |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 52.33 |
| Day Low | 51.36 |
| 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 | 57.7616 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -6.251602 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10823111 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 7.942164 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 109.83 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -58.320004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.53100246 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 41.7 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 9.809998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.23525174 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 41.7 - 109.83 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,146,231,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1900577 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.41999817 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.8089333 |
| Fullday Price | 51.51 |
| 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 | 52.1013 |
| Net Assets | 29,961,824,300.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.5 |
| Open | 51.85 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 51.51 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,195,198 |
| Previous Close | 51.92 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4128723 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.41 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.789676 |
| Regular Market Day High | 52.33 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 51.36 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 51.36 - 52.33 |
| Regular Market Open | 51.85 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 51.92 |
| Regular Market Price | 51.51 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 14,778,859 |
| Shares Outstanding | 341,449,984 |
| Short Name | iShares Silver Trust |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | SLV |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.3555442 |
| Total Assets | 29,961,824,256 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 3.15709 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 3.15709 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 65.4002 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -13.890202 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.21238776 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 14,778,859 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | -15.9658 |