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Silver May '12 (SIK12)

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Silver Futures Market News and Commentary

Dollar Declines Amid War-End Optimism

The dollar index (DXY00) on Wednesday added to Tuesday's losses and fell by -0.34%.  The dollar is under pressure due to optimism that the war in Iran will end soon.  Wednesday's stock rally also reduced liquidity demand for the dollar.  The dollar recovered from its worst level after better-than-expected US economic news on Wednesday: Mar ADP employment, Feb retail sales, and the Mar ISM manufacturing index.

President Trump on Wednesday said he foresaw the US ending the war with Iran within two to three weeks.  Mr. Trump said Iran has asked for a ceasefire, which he will consider when the Strait of Hormuz is "open, free and clear." Meanwhile, the US and Israeli forces kept up their bombardment of Iran, and Israel, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE all reported attacks by Iran, with Qatar saying a fuel oil tanker was struck in Qatari waters. 

President Trump will give a televised address to the country at 9 pm Eastern time on Wednesday night to provide an "important update" o... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Silver 5,000-oz
Contract Size
5,000 troy ounces
Tick Size
$0.005 per troy ounce ($25.00 per contract) (Settlement $0.001)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (RTH 7:25a.m. - 12:25p.m.) (Settles 12:25p.m.) CST
Exchange
COMEX
Point Value
$5,000
Margin/Maintenance
$52,107/47,370
First Notice Date
04/30/12
Expiration Date
05/29/12 (expired)

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Silver May '12
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 24, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
29,511 (-2,427)
69,799 (-497)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
33,938 (+2,813)
9,265 (+21)
Producers - Long / Short
2,726 (-1,121)
17,968 (-676)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
20,547 (-1,336)
45,593 (+149)
Managed Money - Long / Short
15,246 (+2,478)
4,088 (+967)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
18,692 (+335)
5,177 (-946)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
26.895 +3.24%
on 05/16/12
31.380 -11.51%
on 04/30/12
-3.580 (-11.42%)
since 04/27/12
3-Month
26.895 +3.24%
on 05/16/12
35.705 -22.23%
on 03/01/12
-6.875 (-19.85%)
since 02/29/12
52-Week
26.270 +5.70%
on 12/29/11
43.920 -36.78%
on 08/22/11
-10.069 (-26.61%)
since 05/27/11

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 28.398
1st Resistance Point 28.082
Last Price 27.767s
1st Support Level 27.609
2nd Support Level 27.452
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 43.920
Fibonacci 61.8% 37.178
Fibonacci 50% 35.095
Fibonacci 38.2% 33.012
Last Price 27.767s
52-Week Low 26.270

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