Silver Price Analysis: XAG/USD climbs above $29.00 on soft US PCE

Silver up 0.49, boosted by lower US inflation data and Fed rate cut prospects.
Technical analysis shows bearish trends; RSI indicates selling pressure with lower highs, lower lows.
Resistance levels: $29.19 (50-DMA), $31.54 (June 7 high), $32.00, $32.51 (YTD high).
Support points: $29.00, $28.28 (June 10, 2021, high), $28.00, $27.01 (May 8 low), $26.82 (100-DMA).

Christian Borjon Valencia FXStreet

Silver price registered gains of 0.49% as inflationary figures released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) dipped as expected, reigniting Fed rate cut hopes amongst investors. Therefore, the Greenback edged lower, while XAG/USD traded at $29.13 after hitting a daily low of $28.78.

XAG/USD Price Analysis: Technical outlook

After forming a quasi ‘double top,’ the Silver price extended its losses, which amounted to more than 10% after it peaked at around $32.51 on May 20. The uptrend seems exhausted, as shown by different signals: momentum shifted bearishly as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) entered seller territory, while successive series of lower highs and lower lows confirm the change of the trend.

If buyers want to regain control, they must clear the 50-day moving average (DMA) at $29.19. Once hurdle, the next level would be the June 7 high of $31.54. Clearing this would aim for $32.00 before challenging the year-to-date (YTD) high of $32.51.

Conversely, and the path of least resistance, if XAG/USD slides below $29.00 that could put into play the June 10, 2021, high turned support at $28.28, ahead of exposing the psychological $28.00 mark.

Key support levels lie underneath the latter, with the May 8 swing low of $27.01 up next before challenging the 100-DMA at $26.82.

XAG/USD Price Action – Daily Chart

Economic Indicator

Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)

The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis on a monthly basis, measures the changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers in the United States (US).. The MoM figure compares prices in the reference month to the previous month. Price changes may cause consumers to switch from buying one good to another and the PCE Deflator can account for such substitutions. This makes it the preferred measure of inflation for the Federal Reserve. Generally speaking, a high reading is bullish for the US Dollar (USD), while a low reading is bearish.

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