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Silver Price Forecast December 18, 2017, Technical Analysis

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Dec 16, 2017, 04:56 UTC

Silver markets continue to be volatile, breaking above the $16 level during the Friday session. This of course is a very bullish sign, and it looks as if Silver markets are starting to pick up again.

Silver daily chart, December 18, 2017

Silver markets initially went sideways during the trading day on Friday, but then broke above $16 in a sign of strength. I believe that the “risk on” trade comes back into play, and when I look at the longer-term charts I cannot help but notice that the $15.50 level is an area that we have not been ill to close below on the weekly timeframe for almost 2 years. Because of this, the pullback and the subsequent bounce could have been anticipated. Breaking above the $16 level is the first sign that we could go to the $16.50 level, and perhaps even higher.

Pay attention to the US dollar, if it continues to fall in general, the markets will favor precious metals overall. I believe that Silver goes higher over the longer term, but I also recognize that the volatility will continue to be an issue. The $18 level above is massive resistance, which is my longer-term target, but I recognize that it will be very volatile between here and there. I believe that the best way to trade the silver market is through physical silver, or perhaps even the CFD market in general. This is a market that continues to be noisy, but I think the buyers have made their intentions known yet again. If we were to break down below the $15.50 level on a daily close, that would be enough to test the $15 level underneath. A breakdown below there would be catastrophic. Overall, I think we continue to see a lot of noise, yet buying pressure.

SILVER Video 18.12.17

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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