MRCI hopes this profile of the CMX Silver futures contract, with
its statistics and feature studies, will help you derive wise trading decisions from its presentation of
long-term perspective, computer analysis, and historical background. This additional history is designed
to complement the body of knowledge contained in any seasonal patterns and strategies published. The weekly
and monthly charts on this page depict prices for nearby contracts, which most closely reflect the
underlying cash market.
The table below offers a statistical analysis of historical daily trading in the CMX Silver futures.
The average range for each day of the week in each year and overall has been computed for purposes of comparison and
further insight into the dynamics of this market. (from futstats, but I don't currently have it available for include)
CBOT 30-Year Treasury Bonds
MRCI's Nearby Futures Range Detail for Silver(CMX) from 1/1976 - 3/2024
Calendar Year
Monday Avg Rng
Tuesday Avg Rng
Wednesday Avg Rng
Thursday Avg Rng
Friday Avg Rng
Yearly Avg Rng
1976
9.3($467)
9.5($473)
9.0($449)
8.7($434)
7.9($393)
8.9($443)
1977
7.0($350)
6.0($300)
5.8($292)
6.1($303)
5.6($281)
6.1($305)
1978
8.8($441)
9.4($469)
9.1($456)
8.6($429)
8.0($402)
8.8($439)
1979
28.4($1419)
30.0($1498)
33.8($1691)
30.3($1515)
31.2($1561)
30.8($1538)
1980
74.6($3729)
76.3($3814)
77.5($3874)
77.1($3856)
71.0($3549)
75.3($3767)
1981
40.2($2010)
33.6($1680)
33.8($1691)
35.8($1790)
31.3($1566)
34.9($1746)
1982
32.7($1633)
29.2($1458)
28.9($1444)
26.9($1347)
26.5($1327)
28.8($1440)
1983
42.2($2108)
33.4($1672)
34.9($1745)
36.9($1845)
32.9($1643)
35.9($1797)
1984
22.2($1110)
19.5($975)
21.1($1056)
23.1($1153)
20.5($1024)
21.3($1063)
1985
16.6($828)
13.6($682)
13.3($665)
12.8($638)
11.6($578)
13.6($678)
1986
14.5($723)
11.4($569)
11.3($564)
12.2($608)
11.7($584)
12.2($609)
1987
26.4($1321)
28.3($1414)
19.3($963)
22.0($1102)
24.1($1203)
24.0($1199)
1988
14.1($706)
14.7($733)
14.6($732)
14.2($711)
14.6($730)
14.5($723)
1989
8.6($432)
8.6($432)
9.1($454)
9.4($472)
11.8($590)
9.5($476)
1990
8.4($420)
8.5($425)
8.4($421)
7.4($369)
8.3($417)
8.2($410)
1991
7.8($391)
7.9($396)
8.1($407)
9.5($477)
8.5($424)
8.4($419)
1992
5.2($259)
5.0($249)
4.8($242)
6.3($315)
6.0($300)
5.5($273)
1993
9.8($489)
10.0($500)
10.2($512)
11.7($584)
10.7($533)
10.5($524)
1994
11.8($591)
10.6($528)
12.0($602)
10.8($541)
11.2($562)
11.3($564)
1995
11.2($559)
11.9($596)
11.4($570)
11.8($590)
12.1($607)
11.7($584)
1996
7.2($362)
8.9($446)
8.0($398)
9.2($462)
9.4($472)
8.6($428)
1997
9.7($484)
10.3($514)
10.8($540)
11.5($577)
11.8($591)
10.8($541)
1998
13.1($655)
16.2($808)
14.7($733)
16.3($814)
15.7($784)
15.2($760)
1999
9.4($470)
11.8($592)
9.4($468)
10.5($527)
10.0($499)
10.2($512)
2000
5.6($280)
5.9($297)
6.5($323)
6.6($330)
6.8($340)
6.3($315)
2001
6.6($332)
5.5($275)
7.3($366)
7.0($352)
6.7($333)
6.6($331)
2002
8.1($407)
8.9($444)
8.0($400)
8.2($408)
8.7($434)
8.4($419)
2003
10.3($514)
9.5($477)
10.5($523)
9.9($496)
9.8($492)
10.0($500)
2004
20.2($1008)
20.1($1005)
24.5($1224)
22.2($1110)
21.9($1093)
21.8($1089)
2005
16.3($813)
16.3($815)
15.3($763)
17.5($876)
16.3($813)
16.3($816)
2006
43.7($2185)
43.3($2167)
42.3($2117)
48.6($2431)
43.2($2158)
44.2($2212)
2007
31.6($1581)
37.2($1858)
33.5($1674)
40.6($2028)
37.3($1863)
36.1($1803)
2008
69.2($3462)
74.8($3741)
68.4($3418)
73.5($3674)
68.8($3439)
71.0($3548)
2009
53.8($2689)
52.2($2610)
49.3($2465)
53.2($2660)
51.9($2594)
52.0($2602)
2010
54.5($2727)
68.1($3406)
61.6($3079)
60.1($3005)
61.0($3050)
61.2($3060)
2011
157.0($7849)
153.6($7681)
155.1($7757)
170.4($8519)
147.7($7386)
156.7($7837)
2012
76.7($3833)
85.6($4282)
88.9($4447)
89.8($4488)
85.9($4294)
85.5($4274)
2013
73.6($3681)
66.6($3328)
69.5($3475)
80.1($4003)
75.4($3770)
73.0($3648)
2014
43.9($2196)
43.0($2149)
40.1($2004)
46.7($2336)
45.2($2258)
43.7($2187)
2015
41.4($2068)
39.5($1974)
38.5($1926)
41.2($2059)
41.6($2079)
40.4($2020)
2016
40.4($2022)
41.4($2069)
43.0($2151)
46.8($2342)
48.8($2440)
44.2($2208)
2017
30.9($1544)
30.5($1525)
30.7($1535)
31.4($1568)
33.0($1651)
31.3($1565)
2018
25.1($1256)
28.0($1399)
29.8($1489)
26.8($1338)
26.9($1346)
27.3($1367)
2019
26.3($1314)
29.2($1462)
29.4($1471)
31.9($1597)
31.7($1583)
29.7($1487)
2020
97.2($4859)
94.2($4708)
81.9($4096)
79.2($3960)
73.2($3659)
85.1($4254)
2021
71.3($3566)
72.4($3618)
65.9($3297)
72.2($3609)
74.7($3735)
71.3($3563)
2022
72.1($3603)
69.9($3493)
63.0($3148)
72.9($3645)
68.3($3415)
69.1($3456)
2023
56.5($2823)
58.9($2945)
59.4($2970)
64.2($3212)
62.9($3144)
60.5($3023)
2024
51.5($2578)
50.8($2540)
56.8($2840)
58.0($2901)
60.8($3040)
55.7($2785)
What other characteristics do CMX Silver futures exhibit for various days of the
week? We ran various studies for the last 180 calendar days of trading prior to trading prior to
expiration for each contract. (from futstats, but I don't currently have it available for include)
MRCI's Nearby Futures Summary for Silver(CMX) from 1/1976 - 3/2024
The table below represents yearly low, high, last yield in the cash market for the
CMX Silver futures contracts. Quotes are from daily cash market price activity.
The focus on a single market each month can provide you more in-depth knowledge of how it trades. What if you knew such things as ... (1) average daily ranges by day of week (2)Â how often it tends to close higher/lower by day of week (3)Â how often it tends to gap up/down (4)Â historical summary of daily % of price change