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Just For You

Why Silver Beat Gold and the S&P in 2025—And What Comes Next

Author: Jeffrey Neal Johnson. Publication Date: 12/1/2025. 

In Brief

• The shift toward efficient solar technologies is increasing the demand for silver, which is used in global green energy production.
• The iShares Silver Trust serves as a primary vehicle for investors to gain exposure to the metal during periods of tight global supply.
• A supportive Federal Reserve and new government designations for critical minerals are creating a strong foundation for higher prices.

While the financial world has been captivated by the volatility of cryptocurrency and the steady march of gold, another asset has quietly taken the lead in 2025. Silver, often dismissed as the volatile younger sibling in the precious metals family, is beginning to shed its reputation as the poor man’s gold.

Year-to-date (YTD), silver has gained roughly 95%, significantly outpacing gold’s respectable 60% rise and leaving the broader returns of the S&P 500 far behind. A rare convergence of factors is driving this performance: surging industrial demand, shrinking global inventories, and shifts in monetary policy.

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Add in a $19 price target from HC Wainwright, and ATLX is quickly proving itself to be one of the most advanced, capital-efficient operators in the sector.

But the story doesn’t stop at lithium. Through ATLX’s 28% stake in Atlas Critical Minerals (OTCQB: JUPGF), the company also gains exposure to rare earths, titanium, graphite, and uranium — forming a high-leverage platform tied directly to the clean-energy transition. 

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For equity investors, the iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA: SLV) has become the primary vehicle to participate in the rally. Closing around $51 at the end of November, the fund has tracked the metal’s ascent and offers a liquid entry point into a physical market that is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate.

The Thanksgiving Squeeze: A Wake-Up Call for Markets

The fragility of the global silver market was on full display at the end of November. A cooling-system failure at a CyrusOne data center disrupted operations at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), forcing a ten-hour halt on Comex silver futures trading.

When electronic trading screens went dark, physical hubs in London and Shanghai effectively set the market. Spot prices spiked to a record $56.72 per ounce, underscoring that deliverable, physical silver is in critically short supply.

That outage was a stark demonstration of the bullish case for silver. In modern commodity markets, prices are often driven by paper derivatives—contracts that represent metal but are rarely exchanged for the physical product. When the paper market paused, the physical market reasserted itself, and the premium for actual, allocated metal widened rapidly.

For holders of the iShares Silver Trust, which is backed by allocated bullion held in vaults, the episode highlighted the value of assets tied to physical metal. When liquidity tightens, ownership of allocated bullion can matter more than ever.

Solar Power and the End of Thrifting

Behind the headline-grabbing spikes lies a more prosaic reality: global silver consumption is outpacing mine production. 2026 is on track to mark the fifth consecutive year of a structural supply deficit, with the Silver Institute projecting a shortfall of nearly 95 million ounces. That brings the cumulative deficit since 2021 to about 820 million ounces, roughly equal to a full year of global mine output.

Historically, manufacturers try to “thrift” silver when prices rise—reducing the amount used in products to save costs. But a technological shift in the solar industry is neutralizing that lever. Producers are moving from older PERC cells to higher-efficiency TOPCon and Heterojunction (HJT) designs. While older cells used about 10 milligrams of silver per watt, these newer, more efficient cells require between 13 and 22 milligrams per watt.

That transition means the solar sector needs more silver even as prices climb. With inventories in Shanghai warehouses at decade lows, there is little buffer to absorb the rising industrial consumption.

How SLV Tracks 500 Million Ounces

For investors seeking exposure to the silver price without the logistics of storing bars, the iShares Silver Trust remains the market’s dominant vehicle. Unlike mining companies, which face operational risks such as labor disputes or rising input costs, SLV is a passive grantor trust designed solely to track the spot price of silver bullion, less the trust’s expenses.

As of November 2025, the trust manages roughly $27 billion in assets, backed by about 501.9 million ounces of silver held in allocated vaults in London and New York. To put that scale in context, iShares Silver Trust’s holdings represent roughly 60% of an entire year’s worth of global mine production, effectively making the ETF a strategic stockpile in its own right.

The fund’s structure also makes it an important gauge of institutional sentiment. Recent data shows short interest in iShares Silver Trust around 9.63% of the float. In a rising market, that level of short exposure can amplify moves higher: as prices break resistance (such as the recent move above $50), short sellers may be forced to buy to cover positions, creating a feedback loop that pushes the share price up.

With an expense ratio of 0.50%, iShares Silver Trust offers a lower-cost and more liquid alternative to physical ownership, which often carries higher premiums and storage fees. For the fundamental investor, SLV provides one of the cleanest correlations to the metal’s supply-demand dynamics and serves as a practical proxy for the physical shortage unfolding globally.

Rates, Ratios, and Critical Minerals

Beyond supply and demand, macroeconomic factors are adding to silver’s tailwinds. Market participants are focused on the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Dec. 9-10, with prices currently implying about an 85% probability of an interest-rate cut.

Lower rates typically weaken the U.S. dollar, making dollar-priced commodities like silver more attractive to international buyers and boosting global demand.

Silver also looks cheap relative to gold. The Gold/Silver Ratio, which measures how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold, sits near 77—well above its long-term average of about 60. To normalize the ratio, silver would need to significantly outperform gold from current levels.

Another structural support is policy: the U.S. officially designated silver as a Critical Mineral in late 2025. Subsequent probes under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act have raised the specter of possible tariffs on imported metals.

The United States imports roughly 64% of the silver it consumes. Fears of tariffs and supply disruptions have prompted precautionary buying—about 75 million ounces have flowed into U.S. vaults since October—putting an effective floor under prices as strategic stockpiling competes with industrial demand for limited supply.

Volatility, Opportunity, and the New Normal

The recent surge in silver prices reflects years of underinvestment in mining colliding with a significant increase in industrial demand. While the rapid move to record highs may bring short-term volatility as traders take profits, the baseline for silver prices appears to have risen.

With critically low inventories, the shift toward more silver-intensive solar technologies, and a macro environment that could weaken the dollar, the so-called poor man’s gold seems to have entered a new phase. Combined with Critical Mineral designation and strategic stockpiling, the fundamentals point toward a structural bull market that may be only at its outset.

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