Should You Buy the iShares Silver Trust ETF After Its Steep Sell-Off?
The Motley Fool·2026-02-03 08:45
The market dynamics for silver -- and this silver ETF -- could still be favorable.What goes up can come down. We saw that axiom play out in a big way last week. Shares of the iShares Silver Trust (SLV 3.98%) exchange-traded fund (ETF) had skyrocketed 277% higher over the previous 12 months as of Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.Then the bottom fell out. This high-flying ETF plunged nearly 30% on Friday, the last trading day of January. However, the opposite of the aforementioned adage is also true: What comes down c ...