{"id":40393,"date":"2026-08-12T08:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40393"},"modified":"2026-08-12T08:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:14:22","slug":"silver-is-rebounding-should-you-invest-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40393","title":{"rendered":"Silver Is Rebounding. Should You Invest Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>On July 31, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/2026\/07\/31\/silver-is-down-big-from-its-peak-is-now-the-time\/\" class=\"text-cyan-900 hover:text-cyan-800\">I wrote<\/a> that silver, far off the all-time high it set in January of this year, was a great bargain. The white metal soared in 2025 from about $30 an ounce at the beginning of the year to a record $115 an ounce 13 months later.<\/p>\n<p>The rapid price increase was largely due to the massive investment by cloud computing firms in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. Silver is a critical input to those facilities due to its high conductivity, corrosion resistance, and stability.<\/p>\n<p>And while demand for silver was scaling higher, supply has remained constrained, as silver mining output growth has been sluggish for years.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"my-6 text-2xl font-bold\">Silver became overbought in 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, as often happens, investor enthusiasm for silver was overdone. Also, skepticism about the potential returns of AI data centers crept into the market in recent months, sending the prices of critical commodities like silver and copper lower, as well as the stocks of companies that provide other essential inputs for data centers, such as memory chipmakers and construction equipment manufacturers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><img alt=\"Silver and gold bullion.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h-auto max-w-full rounded object-contain\" style=\"color:transparent\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 880px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F882748%2Fgettyimages-483395699.jpg&amp;w=320&amp;op=resize 320w, https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F882748%2Fgettyimages-483395699.jpg&amp;w=384&amp;op=resize 384w, https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F882748%2Fgettyimages-483395699.jpg&amp;w=640&amp;op=resize 640w, https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F882748%2Fgettyimages-483395699.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;op=resize 750w, https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F882748%2Fgettyimages-483395699.jpg&amp;w=828&amp;op=resize 828w, https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F882748%2Fgettyimages-483395699.jpg&amp;w=1080&amp;op=resize 1080w, https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F882748%2Fgettyimages-483395699.jpg&amp;w=1200&amp;op=resize 1200w, https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F882748%2Fgettyimages-483395699.jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;op=resize 1920w, https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F882748%2Fgettyimages-483395699.jpg&amp;w=2048&amp;op=resize 2048w, https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F882748%2Fgettyimages-483395699.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;op=resize 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F882748%2Fgettyimages-483395699.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;op=resize\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Image source: Getty Images.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>But the sell-off also became overdone, with silver falling to around $56, half its January peak.<\/p>\n<p>In August, silver began to rebound from a recent low of around $56 an ounce to more than $64 an ounce this week. That&#8217;s a gain of 8% in little more than a week.<\/p>\n<p>I believe silver will continue to head higher in the coming months because the AI data center build-out will only grow. McKinsey estimates that global spending on data centers could reach a stunning $7 trillion by 2030.  And despite recent reservations among investors and resulting price movement in related stocks, major data center hyperscalers, including <strong>Meta Platforms<\/strong>, <strong>Amazon<\/strong>, <strong>Alphabet<\/strong>, and <strong>Microsoft<\/strong>, appear to be forging ahead with their spending plans.<\/p>\n<p>Investors are now coming around to this reality, sending the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/stock-market\/market-sectors\/materials\/silver-stocks\/\" class=\"text-cyan-900 hover:text-cyan-800\">stocks of silver producers<\/a> like <strong>First Majestic Silver<\/strong> <span class=\"ticker-mention inline-flex items-center font-bold\" data-id=\"202747\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/quote\/nyse\/ag\/\" class=\"font-bold hover:underline\">AG<\/a> <span class=\"ml-1 text-green-900\">+0.58%<\/span>)<\/span>, <strong>Wheaton Precious Metals<\/strong> <span class=\"ticker-mention inline-flex items-center font-bold\" data-id=\"208765\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/quote\/nyse\/wpm\/\" class=\"font-bold hover:underline\">WPM<\/a> <span class=\"ml-1 text-green-900\">+0.77%<\/span>)<\/span>, and <strong>Pan American Silver<\/strong> <span class=\"ticker-mention inline-flex items-center font-bold\" data-id=\"207327\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/quote\/nyse\/paas\/\" class=\"font-bold hover:underline\">PAAS<\/a> <span class=\"ml-1 text-red-900\">-0.02%<\/span>)<\/span> sharply higher in August.<\/p>\n<section class=\"shadow-card mb-[40px] border border-gray-300\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap place-content-between\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full place-items-center lg:w-3\/4\">\n<div class=\"py-4 pr-4\"><img alt=\"Wheaton Precious Metals Stock Quote\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full flex-none object-contain\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Fart%2Fcompanylogos%2Fmark%2FWPM.png&amp;w=64&amp;op=resize 1x, https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Fart%2Fcompanylogos%2Fmark%2FWPM.png&amp;w=128&amp;op=resize 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Fart%2Fcompanylogos%2Fmark%2FWPM.png&amp;w=128&amp;op=resize\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full place-items-center lg:w-1\/4\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-5\/6 px-4 py-2.5 lg:text-right bg-green-200\">\n<p>Today&#8217;s Change<\/p>\n<p>(<!-- -->0.77<!-- -->%) $<!-- -->1.02<\/p>\n<p>Current Price<\/p>\n<p>$<!-- -->134.41<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap transition-all duration-300 h-0 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"w-full p-2 lg:w-1\/4 lg:p-4\">\n<h3 class=\"text-gray-1100 text-md my-3 leading-snug font-bold uppercase\">Key Data Points<\/h3>\n<div class=\"text-gray-1100 grid grid-cols-2 text-sm [&amp;&gt;*:nth-last-child(-n+2)]:border-b-0\">\n<p>Market Cap<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1\">$61B<span class=\"inline-flex shrink-0 align-middle\"><button type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"radix-_R_r3al5tminr5uamivb_\" data-state=\"closed\" data-slot=\"popover-trigger\" class=\"inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center rounded-sm text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-cyan-600\" aria-label=\"Market cap calculation methodology\" aria-describedby=\"_R_13al5tminr5uamivb_\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"w-3 h-3 text-black\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M256 32a224 224 0 1 1 0 448 224 224 0 1 1 0-448zm0 480A256 256 0 1 0 256 0a256 256 0 1 0 0 512zM208 352c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16s7.2 16 16 16h96c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16s-7.2-16-16-16H272V240c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16H216c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16s7.2 16 16 16h24v96H208zm48-168a24 24 0 1 0 0-48 24 24 0 1 0 0 48z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><span id=\"_R_13al5tminr5uamivb_\" class=\"sr-only\">Market cap calculated using publicly traded shares outstanding only. Does not include unlisted, private, or dual-class non-traded shares. Implied market cap may vary.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Day&#8217;s Range<\/p>\n<p>$<!-- -->132.86<!-- --> &#8211; $<!-- -->135.15<\/p>\n<p>52wk Range<\/p>\n<p>$<!-- -->90.94<!-- --> &#8211; $<!-- -->165.76<\/p>\n<p>Volume<\/p>\n<p>1.4M<\/p>\n<p>Avg Vol<\/p>\n<p>2M<\/p>\n<p>Gross Margin<\/p>\n<p>75.21%<\/p>\n<p>Dividend Yield<\/p>\n<p>0.54%<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>I like all of those stocks and Wheaton Precious Metals in particular. The Vancouver-based metals producer reported second-quarter results last week, and they were stellar.  Earnings nearly doubled from the same period a year ago, and revenue jumped 85%. Some of that is due to gold prices, as the company gets about half of its revenue from gold. That metal has also climbed higher in August.<\/p>\n<p>A good way to invest directly in physical silver is through the <strong>iShares Silver Trust<\/strong> <span class=\"ticker-mention inline-flex items-center font-bold\" data-id=\"209446\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/quote\/nysemkt\/slv\/\" class=\"font-bold hover:underline\">SLV<\/a> <span class=\"ml-1 text-red-900\">-1.45%<\/span>)<\/span>. It owns silver bars stored in bank vaults in London and New York. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) is up 7% over the past month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 31, I wrote that silver, far off the all-time high it set in January of this year, was a great bargain. The white metal soared in 2025 from about $30 an ounce at the beginning of the year to a record $115 an ounce 13 months later. 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