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Charting Silver: Is It Groundhog Day for the White Metal?
David Russell
May 17, 2021

Silver began a monster rally about a year ago. Now the technicals could be lining up similarly.

First, consider how XAGUSD dumped after hitting resistance at its 50-day simple moving average (SMA) in late March. Prices quickly stabilized and then entered a period of sideways consolidation. They soon pushed above the 50-day SMA and started moving higher again. These events happened last year on May 7 and this year on May 3.

Next is the tight ascending …

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Silver (XAGUSD), daily chart with key patterns, courtesy of TradingView.
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About the author

David Russell is Global Head of Market Strategy at TradeStation. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them appraised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.