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Silver markets rally during the Tuesday session to test significant resistance.

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: May 23, 2018, 04:24 UTC

Silver markets rallied a bit during the Tuesday session, breaking above the $16.50 level, smashing into a bit of resistance, and then pulled back to show signs of support after that. I think at this point, we continue to get mixed signals from FOMC members, and that helps precious metals in general.

Silver daily chart, May 23, 2018

Silver markets continue to be very volatile as per usual, but ultimately I think that the market is focusing more on the dollar than anything else. The dollar has broken out overall, and that continues to put a lot of downward pressure on Silver, but at the same time there are a lot of geopolitical concerns. Recently, we have seen a couple of mixed messages from FOMC members, causing a bit of Muddy Waters when it comes to the idea of where the precious metals markets will go.

By breaking above the $16.50 level and show signs of strength and it showed that we could go towards the previous highs. However we have pulled back since then, this is just the $16.50 level again that is starting to show minor support. I think that the market does continue to go higher in the short term, but I would be very cautious about putting too much in the way of money when it comes to this market, and I believe that overall this market is one that you should probably test with small increments, or perhaps even physical silver. If you are an altar short-term trader, you could have more of an upward proclivity and the futures markets, but I would not look for long-term moves through that vehicle. If we break down below the $16.40 level, then the market unwinds to the $16.25 level. Above, I see the $17 level as resistance.

SILVER Video 23.05.18

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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