Silver had a bumpy week. Prices swung up and down this week but have settled around $67 to $71 an ounce. Silver took a hit midweek, then recovered.
What pulled it lower? A wobbly U.S. dollar, expectations around Fed rate policy, and the overall mood in markets. The Fed chose to keep rates unchanged for now but left the door open for a hike later this year. That has kept silver, which does not pay interest, locked in a tight range.
Yet beneath the surface, something interesting is brewing, and the silver price may be about to get a new narrative.
An alert from analyst Bob Coleman has caught our attention. Total open interest in Comex silver contracts has increased over 10% in the last month, moving from 97,000 to 107,000 contracts. This is a key indicator of fresh capital flowing back into the market.
After weeks of debate about the integrity of the Comex, this data provides a simple rebuttal: the silver price is seeing real money positioning for a move. Some users on X question the exchange’s nature, but the numbers show renewed institutional interest and capital flows that could provide the fuel for the next leg up.
Silver Futures Alert
— bob coleman (@profitsplusid) June 17, 2026
For all those calling for the end or collapse of the Comex this last month, total open interest in the Silver contract has quietly increased over 10% in the last month (97,000 contracts vs 107,000 contracts currently).
Capital flows and positioning may be…
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News Pushing Silver Price Presently
The silver price is caught between two dominant forces. On one side, the signing of a US-Iran peace memorandum and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have eased energy-driven inflation fears, sending crude oil down nearly 5%.
That news sent people running to safe assets, and silver popped 1.34% in a single day. Classic move for silver when the world gets shaky.
But the Fed is keeping a lid on things. The dollar index stayed strong near 99.40 after the central bank hinted at a possible rate hike in December. That pressure has kept silver from breaking past its next target at $70.56. When rates look like they will stay high for a while, a metal that pays no interest has a harder time climbing.
Providing a hard floor under the silver price is the deepening supply deficit. The Silver Institute confirms the market is entering its sixth consecutive year of a severe global deficit, tracking an approximate shortfall of 46.3 million troy ounces.
This structural deficit is exacerbated by a supply-side shock: Peru’s energy crisis has forced twelve major mining facilities to implement staggered production schedules, causing an expected 5% to 8% drop in May/June silver output. This combination of dwindling above-ground stocks and immediate supply constraints is neutralizing downward macroeconomic pressure, creating a very tight fundamental setup for the silver price.
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Silver Chart Analysis: Range-Bound with a Bullish Bias
We pulled up the chart. Silver is stuck under a thick wall of resistance, well below its 100-day moving average. That keeps the short-term bias tilted down. The RSI is around 45, which tells you buyers do not have much power right now.
Silver is bouncing inside a range between $66.81 and $70.00. That is where the fight is happening. If the price breaks below $66.81, it could fall toward $63.15. But if that floor holds, expect more back-and-forth trading under that resistance zone.
Looking forward, silver needs to clear $70.00 to confirm any real recovery. If buyers punch through that level, the next wall is $71.45, which lines up with the Bollinger SMA.
The more distant challenge is the 100-day SMA near $77.62. Given the fresh capital flows from increasing open interest and the persistent silver supply deficit, a break above $70.00 could trigger a swift short-covering rally, potentially testing the mid-$70s. A failure to hold above $66.81 could invite profit-taking and a test of lower support levels.
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