Should You Buy the iShares Silver ETF After Its 35% Plunge? Here’s What Could Happen Next.

Precious metals like gold and silver have given up a chunk of their 2025 gains. Silver is a precious metal just like gold and platinum, except it’s far more abundant and more widely used in industrial applications. In fact, around half the annual supply of silver is purchased by manufacturers of electronics, alloys, and more. The price of an ounce …

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Bear ETFs ZSL and JDST Continue to Gain Ground, Signaling Ongoing Pressure on Silver and Junior Miners – Buying Opportunity for Bulls?

Spot silver is trading at $73.98 U.S. and gold is also down at $4,497.10 Following the May 15 surge highlighted in the original InvestorIdeas article-where ZSL (ProShares UltraShort Silver) rose ~15.8% and JDST (Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X) climbed ~13.2% amid sharp pullbacks in silver and junior mining equities-these inverse leveraged products have seen additional strength today. ProShares …

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ZKB Platinum ETF Surges 120% Over Three Years as Precious Metal Demand Grows

ZKB Platinum ETF (ZKPLF) is trading at $605 per share on the PNK exchange, reflecting strong long-term performance in the precious metals space. This Swiss-based fund tracks platinum prices denominated in CHF, offering investors direct exposure to one of the world’s most sought-after industrial metals. With a market cap of $913.2 million and 1.5 million shares outstanding, ZKPLF has delivered 120% returns over the past three …

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Bear ETFs ZSL and JDST Surge as Top NYSE Percentage Gainers – What It Means for Silver Prices and Junior Mining Stocks

Spot silver is trading at $76.68 US, down from its recent bull run to the high 80’s. Two leveraged bearish ETFs tied to precious metals and mining stocks dominated the NYSE’s percentage gainers list today, underscoring intense short-term selling pressure across the silver market and the junior gold and silver mining sector. ProShares UltraShort Silver ( NYSE:ZSL) makes the NYSE top …

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Why is iShares Silver Trust slipping today and what comes next?

The iShares Silver Trust (SLV) is facing heavy selling pressure on Friday primarily because of the leadership transition at the US Federal Reserve. Today marks the official end of Jerome Powell’s term as Fed Chair. The transition to Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee, has triggered a “sell the news” sentiment for two big reasons. Versus its year-to-date high, the SLV …

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Clean Energy & Industrial Demand to Drive Long-Term Silver ETF Growth

Often regarded as both a precious and industrial metal, silver plays a vital role in modern technology and clean energy applications. Widely used in applications ranging from solar panels, EVs to semiconductors, silver benefits from unique properties like superior conductivity, durability and resistance to corrosion, making it nearly impossible to substitute. These structural demand drivers continue to strengthen silver’s long-term …

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Copper Prices Hit Record High As AI Data Center Boom Fuels Global Supply Crunch, Pushing CPER ETF Higher

Copper futures climbed to a record high above $6.60 a pound early Wednesday as supply disruptions, tightening inventories and booming AI-related infrastructure demand fueled a rally in the metal and the United States Copper Index Fund (NYSE:CPER). The ETF, which tracks the copper futures contracts on the COMEX exchange, surged to a new record high of $40.46 on Tuesday. It has risen 15.7% since …

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Hong Kong gold push delivers record US$732 million ETF inflows in April

As investors hedge against global risks, Hong Kong’s gold ETF inflows reinforce its emergence as a key trading centre. Hong Kong’s push to become a gold trading hub is beginning to bear fruit, with the city recording a surge in gold exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows in April as geopolitical tensions fuel investor demand for the yellow metal, according to industry …

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AI Gold Rush Meets Rare Earth Demand In WisdomTree’s New ETF Launch

WisdomTree Inc (NYSE:WT) launched the WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund (BATS:WDIG), a new actively managed ETF designed to tap into the rising demand for critical minerals powering artificial intelligence infrastructure, electrification, and advanced industrial technologies. The fund, launched last week, expands the asset manager’s lineup of capital-efficient thematic strategies. WDIG combines exposure to commodity futures and global mining equities tied to strategic metals and …

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