Silver Price Prediction – Prices Whipsaw and Move Lower

Key Insights

• Silver prices whipsawed and moved lower.
• Treasury yields rebounded.
• The dollar moved higher generating headwinds for silver prices.

Silver prices moved lower despite a rebound in gold prices. The dollar rose as consumer credit rose to a record high. U.S. Treasury yields continued to rebound, with the 2-year testing recent highs.

U.S. consumer credit rose in April, following a record jump in March, driven by the continued strength of American consumers. According to the Federal Reserve borrowing through credit increased by $38.1 billion from March after a downwardly revised $47.3 billion gain in the prior month. Higher prices are not incorporated into the credit figures. The median forecast called for a $35 billion advance. The figures aren’t adjusted for inflation.

Technical Analysis

Silver prices whipsawed and moved lower. Support is seen near the 10-day moving average of 22.09. Resistance is seen near the 50-day moving average at 23.08.

The 50-day moving average remains crossed under the 200-day moving average, which is a headwind for XAG/USD and indicates downward momentum.

Short-term momentum has turned negative as the fast stochastic generated a crossover sell signal.

The medium-term momentum turns positive as the histogram prints positively with the MACD (moving average convergence divergence). The trajectory of the MACD histogram is in negative territory, which reflects a downward trend in price movement.