Silver Is One Step Ahead of Gold
FxPro Financial Services Ltd | Nov 16, 2022 08:19AM ET
Silver is testing the $22 per ounce mark today and crossed it briefly yesterday. Although gold marks the fifth consecutive session of back-to-back gains, silver may have been one step ahead in this market cycle.
In early November, the price of silver pushed up from the 50-day moving average, which had worked as a support for a week and a half before, as the metal was bought off intraday on dips under this line.
Further, while the S&P 500 and stock markets, in general, were recovering from the not-so-dovish Fed comments, silver rallied more than 7% on solid NFP data, leaving the other precious metals behind. This was a clear game-changer event for this market.
By rising in the following days, the price has reached its 200-day moving average, which gold, S&P 500, and EUR/USD have yet to do. Since late last week, silver has been gaining support on declines towards this line, confirming a change in the long-term trend.
Silver has already lingered near $22 in May and June, digesting the April collapse. There have also been repeated reversals in this area late last year and early this year. There might likely be some shake-out of market participants and partial profit-taking again.
The strong price momentum at the start of November and an even more impressive 9% rise in early October point to a demand, which might turn the market around. This bullish reversal is probably happening in gold, but it is a more liquid and, thus, "noisy" instrument.
If we are correct, and after the local shake-out, silver goes further up, it could immediately target levels above $25, near the local peaks of March and April. If the strengthening does not fail again, the price may rise to $30 by August 2023.
It will be premature to talk about the possibility of reaching the highs of 2012 ($35) or 2011 ($50), but targets near $25 by the end of the year and $30 eight months later look achievable.
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