Investors Purchase Large Volume of Call Options on Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SILJ)

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SILJ) saw unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock traders purchased 97,070 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 104% compared to the average daily volume of 47,473 call options.

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA SILJ opened at $38.74 on Friday. Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF has a 1-year low of $10.01 and a 1-year high of $38.89. The business’s 50 day moving average is $28.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.57 and a beta of 0.79.

Key Headlines Impacting Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Silver topping $100/oz has rekindled investor appetite for silver-mining leverage, benefiting SILJ as a concentrated junior-miners play. Silver hits $100; What’s next as demand for hard assets remains strong
• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical tensions cited by the market are boosting safe-haven flows into precious metals and related ETFs, lifting SILJ alongside physical silver. Silver Surges Past $100/oz on Mounting Geopolitical Headlines
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish technical commentary and record-high prints are attracting momentum traders and ETF inflows into silver exposures, supporting SILJ’s price momentum. Gold, silver hit new record highs on safe-haven demand, bullish charts
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call-option buying in SILJ (roughly 97k calls, ~104% above average) signals speculative bullish positioning that can amplify intraday upside. (internal options flow report)
• Neutral Sentiment: Stronger retail demand for jewelry and physical silver boosted UK retail sales and highlights consumer/industrial demand, a supportive but indirect tailwind for miner ETFs. Soaring gold and silver add glister to December retail sales
• Negative Sentiment: Warnings that silver is “extremely overbought” and advice not to chase could prompt profit-taking or a pullback in leveraged miner ETFs like SILJ if momentum cools. Silver is extremely overbought and investors shouldn’t chase prices – BCA’s Ibrahim
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentary noting the rally’s steepness underscore higher volatility risk for SILJ — rapid gains can reverse quickly, increasing downside risk for short-term holders. Silver’s Rally Is Steep – And That’s Exactly The Point

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF by 130.8% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 850 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF by 348.2% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,487 shares in the last quarter.

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF Company Profile

The ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILJ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in materials equity. The fund tracks a modified market-cap-weighted index of small-cap silver mining and exploration companies. SILJ was launched on Nov 28, 2012 and is managed by ETF Managers Group.