Silver is stepping into 2026 with a completely different energy. After breaking above $55 end of 2025 and holding the $50–$54 zone like a real base, the metal has shifted from “the forgotten asset” to one of the most powerful stories in commodities. Year-to-date gains near 80% say it all. Silver hasn’t just outperformed gold, it has rewritten the narrative after almost a decade of lagging.
And honestly, the shift didn’t come out of nowhere. 2025 was the year the market changed character. If you look at the cumulative performance, silver suddenly stopped behaving like 2022–2024’s choppy, frustrating range and started showing trend strength, higher lows, and a steady build in momentum.