Silver’s rising rhythm
Executive summary
- Bullish bias: Silver (XAGUSD) is in a clear up-trend inside a rising channel, completing wave (iii) and now correcting as wave (iv).
- Key levels: Watch support near $36–38 (lower channel trendline) and resistance at the $40 channel ceiling.
- Correction targets: Expect wave (iv) to finish near the lower end of the parallel price channel, then break higher in wave (v).
Current Elliott wave analysis
On the daily chart, Silver’s rally from the April low at $28.31 marks wave ((v)) in progress. The surge from $28.31 to $39.13 has unfolded as an incomplete impulse pattern with three of the five waves in the books.
Wave (iii) was an extended wave falling short of the 1.618 Fibonacci extension.
Wave iv of (iii) was a symmetrical triangle leading to the final push higher in wave v of (iii).
Now, wave (iv) appears to be unfolding and the current rally is wave b of (iv).
Wave (iv) is likely still in progress and incomplete because it has been shallow in depth and short on time. While no Elliott wave rules have been broken, the structure does not look correct for the current rally to be wave (v).
If an alternate count is needed: One could argue wave v of (iii) is still unfolding to the upside.
If Silver materially pushes above $39.70, then the alternative may be considered. Until $39.70 is broken, this rally can be viewed as wave b of (iv).
Bottom line
Silver remains bullish inside a well-defined rising channel. A corrective wave (iv) to $36–$38 is likely before wave (v) resumes. If Silver pushes above $39.70, then wave (v) may already be unfolding. Once wave (v) begins, a target near $42 is anticipated.
Author
Zorrays Junaid
Alchemy Markets
Zorrays Junaid has extensive combined experience in the financial markets as a portfolio manager and trading coach. More recently, he is an Analyst with Alchemy Markets, and has contributed to DailyFX and Elliott Wave Forecast in the past.
