Trend, volatility, drawdowns, annual returns and seasonality for silver, computed from 767 days of our own recorded prices — not opinion, not a forecast.
The 200-day average trending above the 50-day is the classic reading of a longer-term downtrend, and vice-versa for an uptrend.
Rolling 30-day volatility is the standard deviation of daily % moves — higher means bigger, less predictable swings, not necessarily a falling price.
The largest decline on record was 71.6%, from $48.58 on 2011-04-01 to $13.77 on 2015-12-01, recovering back to that level by 2025-10-08.
| Year | Year-end close | Return | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | $65.11 | −7.17% | |
| 2025 | $70.13 | +142.34% | |
| 2024 | $28.94 | +21.33% | |
| 2023 | $23.85 | −0.04% | |
| 2022 | $23.86 | +2.29% | |
| 2021 | $23.33 | −11.41% | |
| 2020 | $26.33 | +55.18% | |
| 2019 | $16.97 | +9.95% | |
| 2018 | $15.43 | −9.54% | |
| 2017 | $17.06 | +7.05% | |
| 2016 | $15.94 | +15.69% | |
| 2015 | $13.77 | −11.50% | |
| 2014 | $15.56 | −22.10% | |
| 2013 | $19.98 | −33.78% | |
| 2012 | $30.17 | +8.24% | |
| 2011 | $27.88 | −9.82% | |
| 2010 | $30.91 | +83.75% | |
| 2009 | $16.82 | +49.26% | |
| 2008 | $11.27 | −23.84% | |
| 2007 | $14.80 | +15.44% | |
| 2006 | $12.82 | +45.33% | |
| 2005 | $8.820 | +29.57% | |
| 2004 | $6.807 | +14.35% | |
| 2003 | $5.953 | +34.87% | |
| 2002 | $4.414 | −3.60% | |
| 2001 | $4.579 | −0.13% | |
| 2000 | $4.585 | −6.41% |
Average % change by calendar month, across every complete month we hold. A short history means this is an observation, not a proven pattern.
Average % change across up to 23 years of complete calendar months on record. Some months have fewer years of data than others and are less statistically reliable.
Every record high and low, and every outsized single-day move, computed directly from the recorded series — newest first.
Silver's highest close on record is $115.08 per troy ounce, reached on 26 January 2026.
Silver's lowest close on record is $4.13 per troy ounce, set on 1 November 2001.
Silver is currently 43.4% below its all-time high, last set 200 days ago.
Silver's largest peak-to-trough decline on record was 71.6%, from 1 April 2011 to 1 December 2015. It recovered back to that earlier high by 8 October 2025.
Over the most recent 30 trading days, silver's daily closes have varied with a standard deviation of 3.96% per session.
Silver's strongest full calendar year on record was 2025, up 142.3%.
Silver's weakest full calendar year on record was 2013, down 33.8%.
Across the years we hold, silver has averaged its strongest performance in July (+4.7% on average across 22 years) and its weakest in June (-5.3% on average). That is too short a history to call a reliable seasonal pattern — treat it as a starting observation, not a rule.