Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Silver Backwardation Update

It has been awhile since we have updated readers on the backwardation status of silver. 
After trading strongly in backwardation throughout the entirety of 2011, silver's backwardation has eased somewhat in early 2012.

The spot month of May 12 settled at 31.044 Wednesday with open interest of 50,495
Silver settled in contango through the Dec 14 contractBackwardation begins with the July 15 contract, and increases to a 0.41 discount to spot with the Dec 16 contract.

Silver Open Interest Update 4/4/12


Daily Settlements for Silver Futures (PRELIMINARY)Trade Date: 04/04/2012
Month



Change Settle Estimated
Volume
Prior Day
Open Interest
APR 12



-2.221 31.029 - 14
MAY 12



-2.221 31.044 60,969 50,495
JUN 12



-2.221 31.073 46 17
JLY 12



-2.225 31.101 7,554 23,775
SEP 12



-2.228 31.154 816 4,556
DEC 12



-2.230 31.210 1,018 15,723
JAN 13



-2.230 31.218 - 94
MAR 13



-2.231 31.234 77 2,533
MAY 13



-2.231 31.236 26 1,199
JLY 13



-2.231 31.230 25 3,079
SEP 13



-2.231 31.224 - 1,242
DEC 13



-2.231 31.228 - 9,781
JAN 14



-2.231 31.209 - -
JLY 14



-2.231 31.103 - 1,622
DEC 14



-2.231 31.048 - 1,382
JLY 15



-2.231 30.943 - 227
DEC 15



-2.231 30.878 - 638
JLY 16



-2.231 30.734 - 39
DEC 16



-2.231 30.634 - 18
Total





70,531 116,434

From the CME