Silver on TradingView: XAGUSD, SILVER or SI1!?

XAGUSD explained

XAG is the currency code for one troy ounce of silver, so XAGUSD is the price of an ounce in US dollars. Forex and CFD brokers use it, usually with contracts of 5,000 ounces per lot, though sizes vary by broker. SI1! is the exchange-traded COMEX contract, and COMEX also lists a 1,000-ounce micro silver contract. See tick values on the futures calculator.

Why don’t these prices match?

• Spot and CFD prices (like XAGUSD) come from a broker or data provider. Every broker quotes slightly differently and adds its own spread, so your broker’s chart can differ a little from TradingView’s.
• Futures (like SI1!) are contracts for a future date. Their price includes the cost of carrying the position until expiry, so they usually sit a little away from spot, and the gap shrinks as expiry approaches.
• ETFs trade as shares on a stock exchange, at a fraction of the market’s price, and only during stock market hours.

What does “1!” mean on TradingView?

A ticker ending in 1! is TradingView’s continuous contract: it always shows the front (nearest) futures month and switches to the next contract when it rolls over. 2! is the next month after that. Because each contract has a different price, the chart can jump at the roll. To chart a single expiry instead, search for the dated contract.

Trading hours

Spot silver, silver CFDs and COMEX silver futures trade almost 24 hours a day from Sunday evening to Friday evening (US time), with a short daily break. SLV trades during US stock market hours. Our live stock market hours and forex market hours clocks show what’s open in your time zone.

Which one should you use?

With a forex or CFD broker, use XAGUSD (ideally your broker’s feed). For futures, SI1!. In a stock account, SLV.

Building a list of these? Add them to a watchlist with the Watchlist Builder, and see our symbol format guide for how TradingView writes tickers.

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