Technical and fundamental analysis for Silver – June 2022

Fundamental Analysis

Hedge funds remain bearish on silver

According to Kitco, a report showed that money-managed speculative gross long positions in Comex silver futures rose by 736 contracts to 41,545. However, short positions also rose by 1,922 contracts to 42,404.

Silver now has a net short position of 859 contracts. For the sixth week in a row, net bullish positioning has decreased. Since early June 2019, the silver market has been a net negative for the first time.

Analysts suggest that copper needs to stabilize before silver can find a bottom

The silver market is struggling, according to analysts, since sluggish demand for base metals has a negative influence on its industrial interest.

According to some experts, copper prices must stabilize before silver can find a bottom. As hedge funds closed their hefty copper short bets, this situation might be on the cards shortly.

Silver correlates with Energy Transition Equities

(Picture 1. Source: Bloomberg and Sprott Asset Management LP. Data as of 4/30/2022.)

Although risk aversion is prevalent in the current climate, it is not the fundamental driver of longer-term silver demand, given its dual character as a precious and industrial metal.

The energy transformation narrative will potentially be a significant driver of silver demand this year and in the future. Both the epidemic and the war in Ukraine have increased investment in energy-transition projects. The current environment’s geopolitical difficulties only bolster that tendency while weakening other aspects of silver demand.

Technical indicator analysis

Trendlines / Support & Resistance

*Red lines are downtrend. The heavy red line is the long-term trendline.
*Green lines are uptrend. The heavy green line is a long-term trendline.
*Blue lines are short term support & resistance lines

(Picture 2. Trendlines & Support/Resistance)
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• Silver has had strong bearish pressure.
• Silver broke under a strong support line of 21.5 USD per ounce but quickly pushed back above the line and currently trading very near that area, but still above. The short-term break under the support line was probably a fakeout.
• Another bearish indicator is that the silver price is trading strongly below 250MA.
• If the silver price breaks the 21.5 USD support area again, we can expect a steeper bearish movement.

The Gartley pattern, Moving Averages, and RSI

(Picture 3. – Garterly pattern, moving averages, and RSI)

• Similarly, the Gartley pattern has formed in the silver graph like gold.
• This Gartley pattern is called the “Bat pattern, ” indicating a bullish movement. If a bullish move happens, the price probably spikes near the 250MA area.
• A slight divergence between the RSI indicator and the price chart indicated the price movement back above 21.5 USD.
• Silver can be volatile in the following months because of solid bearish sentiment.
• On the other hand, some strong fundamentals support a potential silver price increase.

In conclusion, there are “mixed feelings” in the market, and one must keep an eye on price action and near-coming support areas to make educated price speculation.

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