Silver ETFs:The past few weeks have been among the most dramatic periods for precious metals in recent memory. A strong, conviction-led rally in gold and silver turned speculative — particularly in silver — before abruptly reversing into a sharp selloff that erased gains and exposed fragile liquidity conditions. Silver ETFs mirrored this volatility.
Silver prices on MCX rebounded 6% in intra-day deals today, extending gains from the previous session as value buying emerged after a steep correction that had dragged prices down more than 46% from peak levels within three sessions. Gold also continued its recovery.
MCX silver jumped 6% to an intraday high of ₹2,84,094 per kg, while MCX gold rose 3% to ₹₹1,58,420 per 10 grams. In ETF space, silver ETFs rallied up to 9% intraday, with SBI Silver ETF, Zerodha Silver ETF, Nippon India Silver ETF, and Kotak Silver ETF gaining over 8% each.
This recovery followed the India–US trade announcement by US President Donald Trump, which improved market sentiment. However, investors continue to track broader factors such as geopolitical tensions, currency movements, and expectations around US Federal Reserve leadership.
Key questions answered for Silver ETF investors
Let’s start with the basic one –
what is Silver ETF?
A Silver ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of physical silver. It allows investors to gain exposure without storing or insuring the metal. Units trade like shares and reflect silver prices minus a small expense ratio.
How to select which silver ETFs to invest in?
Siddharth Srivastava, Head – ETF Product & Fund Manager, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) explains: “In selecting Silver ETFs, primary importance should be given to liquidity on the exchange and a lower expense ratio. Additional filters may include tracking error and efficiency of ETF in tracking the underlying on exchange.”
Why short-term return comparisons can be misleading?
Srivastava cautioned that comparing short-term returns often misguides investors into reactive decisions rather than focusing on long-term portfolio fitment and asset class behavior.
Why silver ETFs behave differently during sharp corrections?
He further explained that silver is historically more volatile than gold due to its smaller asset base and higher speculative participation, which can amplify corrections when positions unwind.
What investors often misread when prices fall?
Srivastava added that sharp corrections should neither be treated as automatic buying opportunities nor panic triggers without proper due diligence and understanding of portfolio context.
Silver Technical Outlook
The sharp fall in silver was not only sentiment-driven but also caused by forced liquidations due to rising collateral requirements after margin hikes.
NS Ramaswamy, Head of Commodity & CRM at Ventura, said, “Silver is likely to remain around $72 to $78 and a breakout above $80 will decisively identify a recovery. The damage caused to Silver was majorly on account of higher collateral requirements on hiking the margins forcing traders to liquidate their positions accelerating the price drop.”
He added that over the longer term, higher prices could reshape supply-demand fundamentals and address the eroding deficit that had earlier fueled silver’s rally.
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