COMEX Silver futures tumbled today as selling pressure stayed in place on last session of the year after prices hit a series of record highs recently. COMEX Silver futures are trading at $70 per ounce, down 9% on the day, giving up a 10% spike in last session. The metal is still up around 140% this year but there are signs of some moderation in demand from funds. Precious metals speculators sharply cut their net long positions in the Silver futures markets last week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The non-commercial futures contracts of Silver futures, traded by large speculators, hedge funds and retailers, totaled a net position of 36352 contracts in the data reported through December 16, 2025. This was a weekly slide of 8357 net contracts and pulled down net longs from two-and-half month high. MCX Silver is also down 6.30% at Rs 235050 per kg. Global Silver market remains worried about short term price movement after CME Group increased margin requirements for white metal futures on its exchanges by $3,000 for the March 2026 contract, taking the margin to approximately $25,000 from $22,000 earlier.
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