iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) Shares Gap Up – Should You Buy?

iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV)’s stock price gapped up prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $67.73, but opened at $71.21. iShares Silver Trust shares last traded at $70.7180, with a volume of 18,225,837 shares traded.

iShares Silver Trust News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting iShares Silver Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. CPI-driven strength gave broad support to precious metals, helping silver rebound and lift SLV as traders priced in inflation hedging demand. Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Climbed Back Above $5000
• Positive Sentiment: Pre-CPI positioning and short-term price gains ahead of the report helped fuel buying interest in silver ETFs. Price gains for gold, silver ahead of U.S. CPI
• Positive Sentiment: Physical-market signs — plunging inventory and stronger physical demand — support a tighter silver market structure, a bullish fundamental for SLV over time. Silver inventory plunges as physical demand challenges western pricing benchmarks
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary from market writers and analysts frames the recent selloff as temporary, encouraging dip-buying in ETFs like SLV. Wait and see, this great silver selloff is temporary | SLV
• Neutral Sentiment: Some strategists see relative value in mining equities as metals wobble; that shifts capital between miners and bullion ETFs but is a mixed signal for SLV specifically. As gold and silver struggle, Franklin Templeton sees value in mining stocks
• Negative Sentiment: A former bullion bank executive says the roughly 10.5% drop in silver reflects structural liquidation (forced selling, market structure) rather than market manipulation — a warning that volatility and liquidation risk remain. Silver’s 10.5% Drop Reflects Structural Liquidation, Not Manipulation, Says Former Bullion Bank Executive
• Negative Sentiment: Several reports document rapid, unexplained sell-offs and a near double-digit pullback in silver last week — underscoring elevated short-term risk for SLV holders. Gold, silver sell off rapidly; reasons are unknown

iShares Silver Trust Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $52.09. The company has a market capitalization of $38.90 billion, a PE ratio of -8.51 and a beta of 0.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Silver Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management bought a new stake in iShares Silver Trust in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Sfam LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Silver Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Silver Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. bought a new position in iShares Silver Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000.

About iShares Silver Trust

iShares Silver Trust (the Trust) owns silver transferred to the Trust in exchange for shares issued by the Trust. The Trust’s each share represents a fractional undivided beneficial interest in its net assets. The assets of the Trust consist of silver held by the Trust’s custodian on behalf of the Trust. The activities of the Trust are limited to issuing baskets of shares in exchange for the silver deposited with the custodian as consideration, selling silver as necessary to cover the sponsor’s fee, Trust expenses not assumed by the sponsor and other liabilities, and delivering silver in exchange for baskets of shares surrendered for redemption.