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Silver markets have been very noisy during Thursday session

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Jun 1, 2018, 04:37 GMT+00:00

Silver markets have been very noisy during the day on Thursday, as we continue to see a lot of volatility when it comes to not only the US dollar, but geopolitical situations as well. With the United States announcing that they were going to slap tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and the European Union, this has thrown the markets into a bit of disarray.

Silver daily chart, June 01, 2018

Silver markets have initially tried to rally during the day on Thursday but ran into trouble at the previous short-term uptrend line. We rolled over from there, broke below the $16.50 level, and now look like we are ready to continue to go a little bit lower. However, in this type of volatile situation it’s difficult to know where we are going to go over the next couple of hours, so I always recommend that Silver be traded in small positions, or perhaps even physical positions. If you are a futures trader, then obviously you can scout this market and I think there is a proclivity to fall from here. However, if we were to break above the $16.60 level that would be very bullish sign.

Silver sometimes can be thought of as an industrial metal, a precious metal, or simply a vehicle in which people use to find a safe haven. I think that the market will continue to be noisy in general, and I think that the US dollar strengthening due to the tariffs being slapped on other countries is more of a fear move than anything else. When there’s fear, Silver does get beaten up under most circumstances. I think the $16.30 level underneath should continue to be support, and perhaps a short-term target based upon this break down. If we did break above the $16.60 level, then we would probably rally towards the $16.75 level.

SILVER Video 01.06.18

About the Author

Being FXEmpire’s analyst since the early days of the website, Chris has over 20 years of experience across various markets and assets – currencies, indices, and commodities. He is a proprietary trader as well trading institutional accounts.

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