|

Silver Price Forecasts: XAG/USD nears all-time at $93.90 on risk aversion

  • Silver resumes its broader bullish trend and returns above $93.00.
  • Precious metals rally on Monday, amid US President Trump's threat of further trade tariffs.
  • XAG/USD is under renewed bullish pressure, with the $93.90 all-time high in focus.

Silver (XAG/USD) is hovering at levels above $93.00, trading at a short distance from the $93.90 all-time highs hit last week, favoured by a strong risk-averse sentiment after US President Trump announced additional tariffs to some of its major European partners.

Trump has put investors on their toes on Monday after the announcement of 10% additional levies to eight EU countries, in retaliation for their opposition to the US annexation of Greenland. The announcement has prompted some Eurozone leaders to call for a “firm” response in an unprecedented escalation between Western allies.


Technical Analysis: Silver is under renewed bullish pressure

Chart Analysis XAG/USD

The 4-hour chart shows XAG/USD trading at $93.12, with technical indicators turning bullish again. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) hovers just below the zero line, but it is about to perform a bullish crossover, while the. Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 61 indicates firm momentum

Immediate resistance is at the January 144 high of $93.90, with the 127.2% Fibionacci extension of the January 8-14 rally, at $99.25, as the next potential target. On the downside, immediate support is at the January 15 and 16 lows, at the $85.45 area, ahead of the January 7 highs and January 13 low, in the vicinity of $83.00

(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool.).

US Dollar Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.

USDEURGBPJPYCADAUDNZDCHF
USD-0.22%-0.20%-0.13%-0.19%-0.23%-0.45%-0.51%
EUR0.22%0.02%0.09%0.03%-0.01%-0.24%-0.30%
GBP0.20%-0.02%0.06%0.02%-0.03%-0.25%-0.31%
JPY0.13%-0.09%-0.06%-0.07%-0.11%-0.32%-0.39%
CAD0.19%-0.03%-0.02%0.07%-0.05%-0.26%-0.33%
AUD0.23%0.01%0.03%0.11%0.05%-0.22%-0.28%
NZD0.45%0.24%0.25%0.32%0.26%0.22%-0.07%
CHF0.51%0.30%0.31%0.39%0.33%0.28%0.07%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).

Author

Guillermo Alcala

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.

More from Guillermo Alcala
Share:

Editor's Picks

GBP/USD stays below 1.3400 after soft UK CPI data

GBP/USD struggles to gain traction and stays below 1.3400 in the second half of the day on Wednesday. The UK annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation cooled to 2.6% in June against the market forecast of 2.7%, making it difficult for the British Pound gather recovery momentum. Meanwhile, investors keep a close eye on headlines coming out of the Middle East.

EUR/USD stabilizes near 1.1400 as markets focus on geopolitics

EUR/USD trades in a narrow channel at around 1.1400 on Wednesday. In the absence of high-impact data releases, escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East caps the pair's upside. On Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce monetary policy decisions.

Gold struggles above $4,100 on rallying Oil prices, inflation fears

Gold struggles above $4,100 in the Asian session on Thursday, holding the previous day's modest pullback from over a two-week high, despite a soft US Dollar. However, the recent spike in oil prices, bolstered by escalating US-Iran tensions, continues to fuel inflationary concerns and lift bets for a Fed rate hike in 2026. This continues to act as a headwind for the non-yielding bullion.

Australia unemployment rate set to steady at 4.4% in June, signaling strong job market

Australia will publish the June monthly employment report on Thursday at 01:30 GMT, and market participants expect a modest increase in job creation in the land Down Under. The Australian Bureau of Statistics is expected to announce that the country added 15K new jobs in the month, while the Unemployment Rate is forecast at 4.4%, unchanged from May.

Hyperliquid, Robinhood could lead crypto’s next bull market as DeFi and TradFi converge

The next crypto bull market could be driven by the growing convergence between blockchain-based financial infrastructure and traditional finance, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. In a report published late Tuesday, Hougan argued that crypto may be showing early signs of a market bottom, with Bitcoin gaining 9% since July 1 even as the NASDAQ 100 declined 6%.

US Dollar mid-year outlook: Exceptional currency, exceptional risks?
The US Dollar enters the second half of 2026 in a markedly different position from a year ago. The King currency has recovered, reflecting persistent US inflation, changing expectations for Fed policy, geopolitical tensions and renewed demand for defensive assets.