Front Month Comex Silver for October delivery gained $1.1010 per troy ounce, or 4.72% to $24.429 this week

--Largest one week net and percentage gain since the week ending May 7, 2021

--Up for five consecutive weeks

--Longest winning streak since the week ending Feb. 12, 2021, when the market rose for five straight weeks

--Up seven of the past nine weeks

--Today it is up 27.90 cents or 1.16%

--Up three of the past four sessions

--Highest settlement value since Friday, Sept. 3, 2021

--Off 16.90% from its 52-week high of $29.398 hit Monday, Feb. 1, 2021

--Up 13.84% from its 52-week low of $21.459 hit Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021

--Down 0.80% from 52 weeks ago

--Off 16.90% from its 2021 settlement high of $29.398 hit Monday, Feb. 1, 2021

--Up 13.84% from its 2021 settlement low of $21.459 hit Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021

--Off 49.84% from its record high of $48.70 hit Thursday, Jan. 17, 1980

--Month-to-date it is up 10.94%

--Year-to-date it is down $1.903 or 7.23%

All prices are calculated based on the settlement price of the current front month contract.

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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