You’ve got several options for investing in silver. Physically-backed ETFs offer the most direct exposure to prices. In addition to SLV, ETFS Physical Silver (NYSEArca: SIVR) is the other physical play.
Futures contracts exposure can be had in PowerShares DB Silver (NYSEArca: DBS).
Leveraged and inverse ETFs will maximize silver’s moves in either direction. Whether you’re bullish or bearish on the metal, choose accordingly between ProShares Ultra Silver (NYSEArca: AGQ) and ProShares UltraShort Silver (NYSEArca: ZSL).
And lastly are the miners. Global X’s SIL owns a basket of companies that produce and mine for silver. Analysts are seemingly most bullish on this segment of the silver market, since high prices often spell nice profit margins for miners.
Whether this is a long-term uptrend or just a short blip to the upside, we suggest watching the trend lines to see what’s next for silver. Silver has just topped its 100-day moving average, so if you missed the ride the first time around, this could be your entry point.
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