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Silver Price Analysis – Silver Continues to See Pressures

By
Christopher Lewis
Published: May 21, 2026, 12:54 GMT+00:00

Silver continues to be noisy on Thursday, as traders are watching the interest rate markets closely. With this, the markets continue to see a lot of choppiness.

Silver Technical Analysis

The silver market is a market that’s continuing to be pushed around by interest rates, and it is worth noting that in the early part of the Thursday session, we have seen interest rates in the United States rise again, which, of course, is toxic for the silver market as it’s a non-yielding asset.

The 50-day EMA looks as if it has offered a bit of resistance, so that makes sense from a technical analysis standpoint as well. When I look at the totality of the market, I believe that we are still very much in a consolidation range between $70 at the bottom and $90 at the top. The $80 level just above where we are now is basically fair value, I believe.

Interest Rates and Supply

As long as rates remain strong, silver is going to struggle despite the fact that there is a massive amount of demand out there for the supply that we actually have. In fact, the supply isn’t enough to keep up with it but that’s been the case for years.

So, we’re not focusing on that anymore, we’re focusing on interest rates. As soon as we get a solution to the situation in the Middle East, then we will probably start to focus on supply again, and then silver will probably take off.

I am bullish longer term I just recognize that right now the interest rate markets continue to be the major driver of where we go next. If we were to break down from here, I’ll be watching not only the $70 level but also the 200-day EMA.

Anything below their things get ugly I don’t expect that, but I recognize it’s a possibility.

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About the Author

Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.

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