Over 50% of retail traders predict silver will repeat as top metal in 2026, experts see strong potential for platinum to take the crown.Kitco News gathered the votes of 352 retail investors this week for the Kitco News Top Metals 2026 Survey, and the results showed that the majority of Main Street metals investors expect silver will outgain all other metals once again in 2026.

178 retail traders, fully 51%, expect the gray metal to lead all others during the year to come. Another 29%, or 101 Main Street investors, predicted gold would be the top gainer in 2025, while 10%, or 36 participants, expect platinum to post the strongest performance. The remaining 37 retail traders, representing 11% of the total, think copper prices will outperform other metals in 2026.The views from Wall Street were also broadly positive toward gold and silver on balance, but some big banks and industry experts believe that the relatively undervalued platinum group metals (PGM) could be the top performers when all is said and done.

In their 2026 commodities outlook, TD Securities said lower interest rates, ongoing currency debasement, supply side dynamics and diversification will drive gold to a new high above $4,400 in the first half, and while silver prices are likely to moderate to the mid-$40s, 2026 will be the year where platinum and palladium lead the pack.