Silver Price Analysis: XAG/USD recovery attempts remain limited below $23.00

Guillermo Alcala FXStreet

Silver remains under pressure, with upside attempts limited below $23.00.
The Dollar is showing muscle with investors awaiting the US Retail Sales report.
XAG/USD: Below $22.50 bearish momentum will increase.

Silver (XAG/USD), is trading lower for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. The US Dollar remains bid with investors scaling back hopes of Fed easing in 2024 and risk-averse trading, which is acting as a headwind for precious metals.

Fed Governor Christofer Waller discarded any rate cut as long as inflation remains at “striking distance” to the bank’s 2% target, which cast further doubt on investors’ hopes of a major policy shift.

The focus today is on the US Retail Sales. Consumption is expected to have improved in December adding to evidence that the economy remains resilient and strengthening the US-Dollar supportive soft landing narrative.

Somewhat later an array of Fed policymakers will meet the press, likely to strengthen the “higher for longer “ rhetoric.

XAG/USD remains hovering above $22.50 support

The pair is trading within a falling triangle, with price action unable to put a significant distance from the $22.50 support area. Below here, selling pressure might increase, with bears focusing on the $21.90 level.

On the upside, a bullish reaction above $23.53 would ease downside pressure and expose the $24.60 level.

Technical levels to watch

XAG/USD

Overview
Today last price	22.83
Today Daily Change	-0.09
Today Daily Change %	-0.39
Today daily open	22.92

Trends
Daily SMA20	23.54
Daily SMA50	23.67
Daily SMA100	23.24
Daily SMA200	23.61

Levels
Previous Daily High	23.25
Previous Daily Low	22.86
Previous Weekly High	23.53
Previous Weekly Low	22.48
Previous Monthly High	25.92
Previous Monthly Low	22.51
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	23.01
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	23.1
Daily Pivot Point S1	22.77
Daily Pivot Point S2	22.62
Daily Pivot Point S3	22.38
Daily Pivot Point R1	23.16
Daily Pivot Point R2	23.4
Daily Pivot Point R3	23.55

Author

Guillermo Alcala

FXStreet

Graduated in Communication Sciences at the Universidad del Pais Vasco and Universiteit van Amsterdam, Guillermo has been working as financial news editor and copywriter in diverse Forex-related firms, like FXStreet and Kantox.

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