Silver

Obviously, one of the big stories in the precious metals complex this year is the resurgence of gold. Amid declining interest rates the world over and pressure on riskier assets, the yellow is luring investors and gaining higher price targets on an almost daily basis. What Happened Recently silver...

Fifteen metals and mining companies recently presented their property positions, development schedules, and market opportunities at the OTCQX Resources Virtual Conference. Here’s Part 2 of our recap. For Part 1, click here. Eastmain Resources Inc. (OTCQX: EANRF) Eastmain is a Canadian junior...

Though they find themselves in the midst of a long-term bear market, there have been clear winners and losers in the precious metals industry over the last several years. For example, since the start of 2016, gold has outperformed both platinum and silver by 30 percentage points and 15 percentage...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On March 27, 1980, the price of silver collapsed by 33 percent in a single day after the Hunt brothers’ plan to corner the global silver market failed. Where The Market Was The...

Silver is trading modestly higher, but the white metal's gains have been enough to spark a decent rally in some mining stocks. The Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSE: SIL) is higher by 5.24 percent this year. That's a modest advantage over the largest gold miners exchange traded fund. What...

The iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV), the largest silver exchange traded fund listed in the U.S., lost 8.74 percent last year, but seasonal traders may want to consider the silver fund in the first month of 2019. Over the previous 10 years, SLV is one of the best-performing non-leveraged ETFs in...

Money isn't everything — but it's something we can't do without. Has money existed in today's paper currency form since it came into use? No. It has gone through a long evolution since its inception. Before money came into existence, as early as 6000 B.C., Mesopotamian tribes...

Commodity and metal traders may want to pay attention to an interesting trade that occurred within the silver market Thursday. An investor (or an institution) was seen buying 19,500 call options on the most commonly tracked silver exchange traded fund, the iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE: SLV)....

August wasn't a great month for stocks. It was the first month of 2017 the S&P 500 finished lower, but some other asset classes shined. Exchange traded funds dedicated to industrial and precious metals were among last month's most durable performers. “In August, the Dow Jones...

Though it is still in the doldrums relative to other currency exchange-traded funds, the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP) has perked up in recent sessions. The dollar's awakening, albeit modest, is pressuring commodities and the related ETFs, including silver funds. The...

The U.S. dollar is one of this year's most disappointing developed market currencies, but that is not helping the commodities complex. Most commodities, an asset class denominated in dollars, are sagging, but some precious metals have been notable exceptions. Among exchange-traded products, the...

Precious metals were the best-performing commodities of the first quarter, and some analysts believe the volatile nature of President Donald Trump’s first months in office played a big part. A composite of the active month futures prices of the four exchange-traded precious metals moved...

Gold and silver are among the two most common commodities individuals invest in and they have performed well since the start of 2017. The exchange-traded funded that tracks the price of gold, SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD), is up nearly 7 percent since January 1 and the ETF that tracks silver,...

The price of gold traded above the $1,200 per ounce mark for the first time since November, at a time when the "Trump rally" appears to be taking a breather. Bloomberg reported that the rally in spot gold can be attributed to President-elect Donald Trump's first press conference since his election...

This is how strong silver and the related exchange-traded funds have been in 2016: The iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE: SLV) labors 23.2 percent below its 52-week high set in August, putting the largest silver ETF in a bear market, but SLV is still higher by 14.7 percent year-to-date. Although...