Silver is retail traders' new obsession as record numbers bet on rally — and on a crash

In this articleZSLSLVIn this photo illustration, silver bars are displayed at Polyak Precious Metals on Jan. 14, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesRetail investors are betting big on major swings in silver.The question is which way the precious metal could go.Individual investors on Monday sent about $171 million on net into the iShares Silver Trust (SLV), a popular exchange-traded fund that tracks the metal, according to market research firm VandaTrack. That marked the larges ...