Silver price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
57.42usd/t.oz+3.28% today
Silver last traded at 57.42 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 over five years (start = 100)
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 57.42 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.