iShares Silver Trust (SLV)Commodities Focused | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
52.16 USD
-1.79
(-3.318%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT
The iShares Silver Trust is currently trapped in a defensive consolidation phase, characterized by heavy institutional selling pressure and a lack of fundamental catalysts. While the underlying silver commodity has shown resilience with a positive multi-year trajectory, the trust itself is struggling to regain momentum, trading well below its 50-day moving average and showing no signs of a sustained recovery in the immediate term. The absence of any dividend income makes this a pure speculative vehicle, which is currently underperforming due to the disconnect between the physical metal's performance and the trust's liquidity dynamics. Options activity confirms this uncertainty, with traders buying insurance on both sides rather than committing capital to a directional bet. Until the price can decisively reclaim its 50-day average and the trust demonstrates better liquidity efficiency, the outlook remains cautiously bearish for the near term, despite the asset's long-term strategic value. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.074309 |
| MSTL | 0.089564 |
| AutoETS | 0.089648 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.089648 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 0.55 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.788 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.44 |
As of July 11, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning aggressively for volatility rather than a specific directional breakout. Call volume spiked significantly on July 17th, creating massive open interest walls at strikes far out-of-the-money (80, 90, 100, 210), suggesting a hedge against a potential commodity spike or a speculative bet on a rally. However, put volume was even heavier on that same day, with massive open interest accumulation at deep out-of-the-money strikes (100, 210) and significant flow into near-term puts around the 50-53 strike range. This 'straddle' style positioning indicates the market expects a large move in either direction, likely driven by macro uncertainty or silver-specific supply/demand shocks, rather than a confirmed trend.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 109.83 |
| All Time Low | 8.45 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 1,500 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 15,037,560 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 22,137,980 |
| Average Volume | 22,137,980 |
| Average Volume10Days | 15,037,560 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.26 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 1,600 |
| Book Value | 21.348 |
| Category | Commodities Focused |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 53.0 |
| Day Low | 51.78 |
| 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 | 63.6036 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -11.4436 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.17992063 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 55.78978 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 109.83 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -57.670002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.52508426 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 33.1 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 19.060001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5758309 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 33.1 - 109.83 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,146,231,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1671757 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| 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 | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_22769902 |
| Nav Price | 53.65621 |
| Net Assets | 28,194,189,300.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.5 |
| Open | 52.95 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.31949997 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.6125383 |
| Pre Market Price | 52.4795 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,018,047 |
| Previous Close | 53.95 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4433203 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.79 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.31789 |
| Regular Market Day High | 53.0 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 51.78 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 51.78 - 53.0 |
| Regular Market Open | 52.95 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 53.95 |
| Regular Market Price | 52.16 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 16,601,532 |
| Shares Outstanding | 341,449,984 |
| Short Name | iShares Silver Trust |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | SLV |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.3180381 |
| Total Assets | 28,194,189,312 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -19.21607 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -19.21607 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 62.8862 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -10.7262 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.17056525 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 16,601,532 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | -18.53765 |