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Silver prices today, Thursday, November 5, 2026: Silver prices lift following midterms Tim Manni · Thu, November 5, 2026 at 9:33 AM EST 2 min read Silver (SI=F) December futures opened at $52.32 per ounce on Thursday, November 5, 2026, up 0.1% from Wednesday's close. Silver prices rose in early trading, reaching $52.98 as of 9:25 a.m. ET.
Silver prices, like gold and bitcoin, rose meaningfully after the midterm elections after struggling for much of 2026:
Gold and bitcoin spent most of 2026 as the market's two worst bets. The morning after the midterm elections, both are rallying while the dollar slips.
Gold futures (GC=F) jumped more than 3% Wednesday, back above $4,000 an ounce, and bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose nearly 4%, back above $80,000. Silver (SI=F) did even better, gaining about 5%.
Still, the bounce barely dents the damage. Through Tuesday's close, gold futures were about 26% below their Jan. 29 record, bitcoin was 38% below its October 2025 peak, and silver was 57% under its January high.
Keep reading: Gold and bitcoin were 2026's worst assets — the midterms just gave them a pulse
Silver futures opened up 0.1% on Thursday, November 5, 2026, from Wednesday's open. Here's how today's opening silver price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
For context, silver's year-over-year growth was 173.3% on May 14.
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Whether you're tracking the price of silver since last month or last year, the price-of-silver chart below shows the precious metal's value journey so far this year.
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