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title: "Weekly Recap | iShares Silver Tr -2.84%, spot silver slides 5% in a day"
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description: "iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fell 2.84% this week to close at $58.12, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.8%, leaving SLV about 2.04 percentage points behind the benchmark. Trading spanned four sessions with a 7.22% intraweek range, and the path was best described as a failed rally. Tuesday (Sep 8) opened at $59.87 and closed at $59.37; Wednesday pushed to a weekly high of $61.705 before settling at $60.72; Thursday gapped lower to $58.42, slid to $57.38, and closed at $57."
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# Weekly Recap | iShares Silver Tr -2.84%, spot silver slides 5% in a day

## The Week

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fell 2.84% this week to close at $58.12, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.8%, leaving SLV about 2.04 percentage points behind the benchmark. Trading spanned four sessions with a 7.22% intraweek range, and the path was best described as a failed rally. Tuesday (Sep 8) opened at $59.87 and closed at $59.37; Wednesday pushed to a weekly high of $61.705 before settling at $60.72; Thursday gapped lower to $58.42, slid to $57.38, and closed at $57.50; Friday recovered only modestly to $58.12. The 60-day moving average sits at $56.248, so the ETF remains above that longer-term line despite the pullback.

## Sector News

The dominant thread across precious metals this week was US inflation data and shifting Fed rate-hike expectations. Early in the week silver held its decline as traders priced in higher odds of tightening, while spot silver briefly traded above $67 before retreating. COMEX silver inventories continued to shrink, with eligible stocks posting net outflows, a supply-side signal that coexisted with lower prices. On Thursday (Sep 10), tariff-related headlines and surging yields hit metals broadly: spot silver dropped 5.00% to $63.88 and SLV fell 5% on the day, with some put options surging 1300%. The S&P 500 declined for a fourth straight day ahead of the CPI print on Friday. Separately, Kalshi launched 24⁄7 gold and silver perpetual contracts on Sep 10 after CFTC approval, adding new trading infrastructure for silver exposure.

## The Week Ahead

The New York Fed manufacturing index arrives on Tuesday (Sep 15), with a prior reading of 20.6 and a forecast of 14.75. Wednesday (Sep 16) is the busiest session: retail sales, retail sales ex-autos, import prices, the NAHB housing market index, and weekly EIA crude inventories. Retail sales carries a prior of -0.6% and a forecast of 0.9%, making it the clearest test of consumer resilience. This week’s silver decline was driven largely by rate expectations, so a hotter inflation or stronger consumption reading could keep pressure on precious metals, while softer data might allow some repair after Thursday’s sharp drawdown.

## In Short

SLV’s weekly loss was concentrated on Thursday, when a 5% one-day drop in spot silver coincided with broad equity weakness, underscoring the ETF’s rate-sensitive, high-volatility profile. COMEX inventory drawdowns and rising speculative net longs stood in contrast to the price decline, while Kalshi’s 24⁄7 perpetuals added a fresh trading venue. In the latest session, large-lot flow was net selling while small-lot flow was net buying, pointing to a split between institutional and retail positioning. Valuation sits mid-range for the past 60 sessions, with a PE near 17 and PB near 2.8. The key test ahead is whether Sep 16 retail sales data validates or weakens current rate-hike expectations, and whether silver inventory tightening continues.\\n\\n*This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.*

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