- Silver gains some positive traction for the second successive day on Wednesday.
- The technical setup warrants some caution before positioning for further gains.
- A break below the 100-day SMA support will be seen as a fresh trigger for bears.
Silver (XAG/USD) ticks higher during the Asian session on Wednesday and looks to build on the previous day's modest bounce from the $28.70-$28.65 region, or a nearly one-month low. The white metal, however, remains below the weekly peak touched on Monday and currently trades around the $29.35 area, up over 0.30% for the day.
From a technical perspective, the breakdown through a short-term trading range was seen as a fresh trigger for bearish traders. Moreover, oscillators on the daily chart have just started gaining negative traction and suggest that the path of least resistance for the XAG/USD is to the downside. That said, the overnight bounce from the vicinity of the $28.60-$28.55 support zone, or the June monthly swing low, and the subsequent move-up warrants some caution.
In the meantime, momentum beyond the $29.40-$29.45 area, or the weekly peak, is likely to confront some hurdle near the $29.80 region. This is closely followed by the $30.00 psychological mark, above which a bout of a short-covering move could lift the XAG/USD back towards the $30.35-$30.40 trading range support breakpoint, now turned resistance. The momentum could extend further and allow the bulls to reclaim the $31.00 round-figure mark.
A sustained strength beyond the latter will negate any near-term negative bias and pave the way for a move towards the $31.40 supply zone. Some follow-through buying beyond the monthly peak, around the $31.80 area, has the potential to lift the XAG/USD towards the $32.00 mark en route to the YTD peak, near the mid-$32.00s touched in May.
On the flip side, weakness below the $29.00 mark might continue to find decent support near the $28.60-$28.55 region. The said area now coincides with the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) and should act as a key pivotal point. A convincing break below would make the XAG/USD vulnerable to accelerate the slide further below the $28.00 round figure, towards testing the next relevant support near the $27.50-$27.40 horizontal resistance breakpoint.
Silver daily chart
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