The iShares silver trust ETF, SLV is holding strong amid all this up and down buying and selling of silver and gold. The silver trust may be the best way to get into a silver market that some say is going to go even higher.

As oil continues to rise, gold and silver are tending to follow the trends set by the market. When there’s a sign that the economy could rebound and the dollar could be on the rise, the precious metals fall. But as the market shakes with rising oil prices, people are back buying silver and gold. A big way they buy these precious metals is to buy into the silver or gold ETFs (Gold, IAU).

These funds are easier to trade and cost an investor less in the long run than buying silver or buying gold directly in the form of bullion bars or coins. The two trusts are holding strong, fluctuating with the price of gold and silver as they should since they are backed by the precious metals.

Are you wondering how to get in the precious metals “gold rush” that’s going on right now? Should you run out and buy as much gold, silver, and platinum jewelry as you can? Should you surf the pages of EBay and buy up bricks of silver and gold?

Although these options may give you something to hold in your hands, they aren’t very practical for the average investor. Buying physical silver and gold might require you to get insurance on your pieces, that can wipe out your profits. And buying physical gold and silver also puts you into the collectible tax category where taxable gains are at your normal tax bracket, not the possible long-term investment tax breaks you could get if you invested in other methods.

One way to get in on the silver rush is to buy an Electronically Traded Fund (ETF). The main silver trading fund is SLV, the i-shares silver trust. This fund is backed by silver and trades relatively close to the price of silver on a day to day basis. Doing so can keep you the long-term investment tax situation if you keep the fund for longer than a year. And buying and selling the fund is as easy as trading in your normal trading account. Unlike silver bars where you have to go and find a dealer or other collector who wants to purchase them.

Get into trading silver with SLV if you want an easy in on the latest “Silver Rush.”