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Silver price today, Friday, November 13, 2026: Silver opens down 3%, slides further Tim Manni · Fri, November 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM EST 3 min read Silver (SI=F) December futures opened at $50.01 per ounce on Friday, November 13, 2026, down 3.2% from Thursday's open. Silver is sliding this morning, reaching $49.60 as of 9:28 a.m. ET.
Silver and gold prices are struggling this morning as inflation signals persist and Wall Street is pricing in a rate hike after the Fed's two-day meeting next month.
According to the CME Group's FedWatch tool, there's about a 90% chance the Fed will raise rates by 25 basis points in December.
Silver's opening figure this morning was negative across the board in terms of price growth compared to yesterday, last week, last month, and last year.
Silver futures opened 3.2% lower on Friday, November 13, 2026, than Thursday'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.
Go deeper with AlphaSpace 49.04 -1.02 (-2.05%) As of 11:15:31 AM EST. Market Open. Investing in silver? Here's how to avoid taxes. Do you have to pay taxes on silver? Yes. Silver is a capital asset, so when you sell it for more than you paid, the gain is taxable and reported on Schedule D of your federal return.
Many investors assume holding silver for more than a year qualifies them for the same long-term capital gains rates as stocks (0%, 15% or 20%).
The IRS classifies physical precious metals — including bars, rounds, and coins — as collectibles. That classification changes the tax math in a big way.
If you hold silver for one year or less, your profit is taxed as ordinary income. Depending on your tax bracket, that could go as high as 37%.
If you hold silver for more than one year, your gain is taxed at your ordinary income rate — but no more than 28%.
If you're in the 10%, 12%, 22% or 24% bracket, your silver gain is taxed at that same rate.
If you're in the 32%, 35% or 37% bracket, you're capped at 28%.
So if you're a middle-income earner accustomed to paying 15% on stock gains, silver can cost you more, maybe 22% or 24%, depending on your adjusted gross income.
If you're in the top brackets, the 28% cap is technically a discount versus 35% or 37% — but it's still higher than the 20% max long-term capital gains rate on stocks.
That difference adds up quickly when you're talking five- or six-figure gains.
Learn more: How to avoid taxes when investing in silver
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