The silver market saw choppy sideways trade this week after last Friday’s slide lower to 17.505 in the December contract. Despite the Saudi oil attack over the weekend and FOMC meeting on Wednesday the silver market continues to consolidate at this support level. Mixed global equity markets overnight show no real push one way or the other but continued Chinese support of their economy and India’s corporate tax rate reductions could lend some support.

We will also see U.S. Fed speeches today, but a slowing of U.S. economic data reports could curtail any breakout mores. Thursday’s push higher in the stock market added pressure to silver and other metals as it weakens the safe-haven demand of metals. Any escalation of tensions in the middle east or signs of global economic slowdown would give bulls support to push the market off this support. In the December contract a close over 18.10 is needed to continue the trend higher and with momentum levels approaching oversold levels any bullish fundamental news could trigger a short covering rally that would accelerate a move higher.

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Tyler Herrmann

Senior Market Strategist
Tyler attended Kansas State University where he majored in Agricultural Economics. He started his career in the futures industry with an IB in North East Kansas where he worked with farmers and cattleman to hedge their risk in the market and protect profits with a variety of futures and options strategies. Most recently Tyler has joined RJO Futures as a market strategist.
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