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Silver Price Analysis: XAG/USD grinds higher past $24.00 but oscillators tease bears

  • Silver Price stays depressed after reversing from three-week high.
  • Overbought RSI, impending bear cross on MACD lures XAG/USD sellers.
  • 200-SMA, fears of Fed policy pivot put a floor under the Silver Price.
  • XAG/USD rebound remains elusive below five-week-old descending resistance line.

Silver Price (XAG/USD) remains pressured around $24.15 amid the early hours of Friday’s Asian session after reversing from a three-week high the previous day. In doing so, the bright metal portrays the market’s cautious mood ahead of today’s top-tier central bankers’ speeches at the Jackson Hole Symposium, including Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell.

That said, the XAG/USD justified the overbought RSI (14) line and a looming bear cross on the MACD while reversing from a multi-day high on Thursday. However, the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the commodity’s late June-July upside, near the $24.00 round figure, prods the sellers amid anxious markets.

Even if the quote breaks the immediate Fibonacci ratio, the 200-SMA level of around $23.80 can act as the final defense of the buyers.

Following that, a quick slump toward the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement surrounding $23.30, also known as the “Golden Ratio”, can’t be ruled out.

Meanwhile, the latest peak of around $24.35 can lure Silver buyers during the fresh recovery.

Even so, the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement and a downward-sloping resistance line from late July, respectively near $24.55 and $24.65, will challenge the XAG/USD bulls before giving them control.

Silver Price: Four-hour chart

Trend: Further downside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price24.15
Today Daily Change-0.17
Today Daily Change %-0.70%
Today daily open24.32
 
Trends
Daily SMA2023.32
Daily SMA5023.52
Daily SMA10023.99
Daily SMA20023.32
 
Levels
Previous Daily High24.36
Previous Daily Low23.41
Previous Weekly High23.01
Previous Weekly Low22.23
Previous Monthly High25.27
Previous Monthly Low22.52
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%24
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%23.77
Daily Pivot Point S123.7
Daily Pivot Point S223.08
Daily Pivot Point S322.75
Daily Pivot Point R124.65
Daily Pivot Point R224.98
Daily Pivot Point R325.6

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Anil Panchal

Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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