Metals / Silver

Feb 01, 2021 at 11:59 | MINING.com

Silver broke above $30 an ounce on Monday as the precious metal took center…

Dec 11, 2020 at 17:08 | ZeroHedge

Saxo Bank projects silver will soar to a record $50 an ounce in 2021, powered by loose Federal Reserve monetary policy and a weak dollar, and turbocharged…

Sep 24, 2012 at 17:09 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

Those transfixed by gold blasting through the $1,750 level have been missing the real action in silver. The white metal has soared 34% to $34 since the beginning of the…

Sep 24, 2012 at 17:03 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

With silver back in the headlines, I thought I'd touch base with a wizened and grizzled old veteran who still remembers the last time the biggest bubble in history popped…

Jul 19, 2011 at 07:54 | Stuart Burns

The rise and fall of the silver price this year had much more to do with speculative exuberance than any fundamental change in supply or demand. With a foot in…

May 25, 2011 at 07:51 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

With smoke still rising from the ruins of the recent silver crash, I thought I’d touch base with a wizened and grizzled old veteran who still remembered the last time…

Apr 01, 2011 at 04:36 | Stuart Burns

An article in Mineweb last week reported that silver imports in India had dropped off dramatically this year and suggested the high price may be to blame. Silver imports into…

Mar 08, 2011 at 20:49 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

Last week, I saw silver rise $1 in one day. I remember when the white metal’s total cost was $1! Investment demand is overwhelming industrial demand by a large margin.…

Mar 04, 2011 at 08:48 | Taras Berezowsky

While there’s considerable focus on silver regarding what returns it can gain as an investment asset and as a hedging tool – both valid applications, amidst sovereign debt risks and…

Nov 11, 2010 at 14:53 | Dave Forest

I know I've been harping a lot about this, but the chart just keeps marching unbelievably upward. Over the last two days, open interest jumped another 12%.

Oct 04, 2010 at 13:15 | Dave Forest

I wrote last week about Asia's love for platinum. This week, it's looking like there's a new "hot item" in the East. Silver. Open interest in silver on the Tokyo…

Sep 20, 2010 at 08:51 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

Gold hit a new high too at $1,284, and the yellow metal seems hell bent on taking out $1,300 before it takes a rest. The street was bubbling today with…

Sep 16, 2010 at 09:08 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

Those who took my advice to load up on silver a month ago are laughing all the way to the bank. The white metal outperformed gold better than 1.6:1 ratio…

Aug 31, 2010 at 09:15 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

Those who followed my advice to watch silver should by now have the precious coins raining down upon them. Since then, the precious white metal has jumped 8% to $19.30,…

Jun 28, 2010 at 16:53 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

The latest round of risk reduction by global hedge funds bashed silver (SLV), knocking $2.50 off of the $19.50 high seen in the heady days of May. Today we have…

Nov 04, 2009 at 19:10 | Editorial Dept

For centuries silver has always played "second fiddle" to its "prettier, more popular cousin," gold. While gold has continued to be the precious metal that everybody wants, loves and adores,…