Silver price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
57.04usd/t.oz−3.60% today
Silver last traded at 57.04 usd/t.oz (close of October 13, 2026), down 17.0% year to date and up 12.9% over twelve months.
It is in a downtrend: both the price and its 50-day average are below the 200-day average, with the price 18.3% below that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 46.82 and 116.58; today's price sits at 18% of that range.
One-month volatility is 34% annualised, close to the middle of its historical range, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 52.4%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- −3.5%
- 1M
- −7.9%
- 3M
- +0.9%
- 6M
- −25.5%
- Year to date
- −17.0%
- 1Y
- +12.9%
- 3Y
- —
- 5Y
- —
Spot price changes, close to close. They do not include the roll cost or carry of futures, which is what commodity ETFs earn.
Silver price over five years
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Downtrend
- vs 200-day average
- −18.3%
- RSI (14 days)
- 39
- Momentum 12-1
- +22.6%
- Volatility 1M
- 33.7%
- Volatility 1Y
- 64.9%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −52.4%
- 52-week range position
- 18%
Futures positioning (CFTC COT)
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 7,528 contracts in Silver (7.2% of open interest), in the lower part of its one-year range. MEDGE reads this as “funds adding shorts”. Report of October 6, 2026.
Silver COT report: positions, history and what followed extremes →
Questions
How has silver performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Silver is −17.0% year to date and +12.9% over the last twelve months, at 57.04 usd/t.oz.
Is silver above its 200-day moving average?
No: the price is 18.3% below its 200-day average of 72.39. With the 50-day average also below it, the trend reads as down.
How volatile is silver?
Its one-month volatility is 33.7% annualised and one-year volatility 64.9%. Current volatility is at the 31th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
Are hedge funds long or short silver?
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 7,528 contracts in Silver (7.2% of open interest), in the lower part of its one-year range. Figures from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of October 6, 2026.
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Source: MarketStack commodity prices; CFTC Commitments of Traders (Disaggregated, futures only). Figures are historical and descriptive; they are not forecasts and not investment advice. MEDGE Capital does not recommend buying or selling any instrument. Risk disclaimer.