The technical picture for SLV – Silver ETF is getting worse by the day. The same somewhat applies to GLD – Gold ETF although the downtrend with gold is less pronounced. I recently tweeted my thoughts on a ‘Silver Surprise Move’:
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$SLV $SILVER $GLD Silver ‘Surprise’ Move. pic.twitter.com/MqKOVlMsPN
— Olivier Tischendorf (@tischendorf) September 12, 2014
Always up-to-date SLV – Silver ETF chart on my public list.
As regular readers of my website know:
In uptrends, surprise moves tend to be to the upside.
In downtrends, surprise moves tend to be to the downside.
Interestingly a lot of people who follow precious metals are still in complete denial. When the metals shoot to the upside everything is fine. When the metals are in vicious downtrends the word you hear most often is ‘manipulation’. The following chart shows two classic technical analysis patterns. An ascending triangle and a descending triangle. During bull markets the average gold bug will proclaim that an ascending triangle is a very strong buy signal. During bear markets, you guessed it, ‘technical analysis doesn’t work’.
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This chart simply looks extremely dangerous. There are no certainties in life and nobody knows if we will get a capitulation sell-off or not. We are in a strong downtrend therefore the odds are stacked against the bulls. There is confluence of support around the 15$ area. If we do witness a vicious sell-off, areas of multiple support tend to act as price magnets.
Update 09/19/14: Adding an additional long-term monthly chart from my public list. The bearish head and shoulders pattern is adding a lot of selling pressure. Overall the chart suggests the 15$ price area should be a price zone acting as a very strong magnet.
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Twitter post: https://twitter.com/tischendorf/status/512970284669075457
As usual you do have a choice: You can manage your risk accordingly or you can ignore SLV’s bearish chart. Whatever you decide to do, keep in mind the following:
Think fundamentally, trade technically.
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