Downwards movement was expected from Silver this week, and a lower low and lower high fits this expectation. A strong bounce at the end of the week remains within the channel identified on the daily chart.
Summary: The short-term target is at 13.524. Look for bounces to continue to find resistance at the upper edge of the best fit channel on daily charts.
The long-term target remains at 10.05.
At the end of the week, the 50 day moving average has crossed below the 200 day moving average giving a bearish signal for Silver, which supports the main Elliott wave count.
Monthly charts were reviewed here.
ELLIOTT WAVE COUNTS
MAIN WAVE COUNT
WEEKLY CHART – TRIANGLE
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The basic Elliott wave structure is five steps forward followed by three steps back. At this time, it is expected that Silver is within a very large three steps back pattern that began at the all time high in April 2011.
Three steps back are almost always labelled in Elliott wave as A-B-C. This Elliott wave count expects that wave A is incomplete, and this is labelled Super Cycle wave (a).
The Elliott wave structure for Super Cycle wave (a) may be a zigzag. Zigzags subdivide 5-3-5. Within this zigzag, cycle waves a and b may be complete. Cycle wave c must subdivide as a five wave Elliott wave structure, most likely an impulse.
Within the impulse of cycle wave c, if primary wave 2 continues higher, it may not move beyond the start of primary wave 1 above 17.680.
Within the zigzag of Super Cycle wave (a), it would be extremely likely for cycle wave c to move below the end of cycle wave a at 13.569 to avoid a truncation. The target would see this achieved.
The daily chart below focusses on price movement from the end of primary wave 2.
DAILY CHART – TRIANGLE
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Primary wave 3 may only subdivide as a five wave impulse. Within this impulse, intermediate waves (1) and (2) may be complete.
Intermediate wave (3) may only subdivide as a five wave impulse. Within this impulse, minor waves 1 and 2 may be complete.
Minor wave 3 may only subdivide as a five wave impulse. Within this impulse, minute waves i and ii may be complete.
Minute wave iii may only subdivide as a five wave impulse. Within this impulse, minuette waves (i) and (ii) may be complete.
Minuette wave (iii) may only subdivide as a five wave impulse. Within this impulse, no second wave correction may move beyond the start of its first wave above 14.852.
The upper edge of the best fit channel may continue to provide resistance for bounces along the way down.
Targets are calculated for both of intermediate wave (3) and primary wave 3. The targets expect these third waves to exhibit the most common Fibonacci ratio to their counterpart first waves.
At this stage, this wave count for Silver now sees a series of four overlapping first and second waves complete. This wave count now expects a strong increase in downwards momentum as the middle of a third wave unfolds. Any one or more of the ends of these third waves may end with a selling climax.
ALTERNATE WAVE COUNT
WEEKLY CHART – BULL WAVE COUNT
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This alternate Elliott wave count sees the three steps back pattern as complete and a new bull market beginning for Silver at the low in December 2015.
A new bull market should begin with a five wave structure upwards. This is labelled cycle wave I.
Following five steps forward should be three steps back. This is labelled cycle wave II. The Elliott wave corrective structure of cycle wave II is labelled as a double zigzag, which is a fairly common structure.
If it continues any further, then cycle wave II may not move beyond the start of cycle wave I below 13.569.
DAILY CHART – BULL WAVE COUNT
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If cycle wave II is over, then the new trend up for cycle wave III should begin with a five wave structure. This is labelled primary wave 1. The structure may now be complete.
Five steps up should be followed by three steps back, labelled primary wave 2. Primary wave 2 may now be continuing lower as a double zigzag. A target is calculated for the second zigzag to end.
Primary wave 2 may not move beyond the start of primary wave 1 below 13.882.
The best fit channel is drawn in the same way on both daily charts.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
WEEKLY CHART
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This week produced a lower low and a lower high, but the candlestick has closed green and the balance of volume was upwards. Overall, upwards movement within the week does not appear to have support from volume, but to determine the short-term volume profile more clearly for this week it may be best to view daily volume bars.
Overall, Silver has been in a downwards trend since the high on the week beginning 19th February. ADX has not yet caught up and indicated a downwards trend, but if it rises to 15 (which is very close now) then it would do so.
DAILY CHART
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There is now a series of multiple lower lows and lower highs from the high on the 31st of January. There is clearly a downwards trend for Silver although with the bounce at the end of this week ADX no longer agrees.
The view of a downwards trend here should remain intact while the last swing high at 14.990 on the 8th of May remains intact.
Published @ 12:02 a.m. EST on May 19, 2019.
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