Silver

The futures punched through the 79.38 midpoint Hidden Pivot shown on Friday, but when they settled above it, that all but guaranteed the uptrend will continue to at least 85.235, the 'D' target of the pattern.  Because the point 'B' high is pure 'sausage', I've made certain to start the pattern with a distinctive one-off 'A' low.  For that reason, D=85.235 should show precise stopping power that can be shorted with a 'camo' trigger. Any further progress to the upside would likely encounter new resistance at 86.860, the target derived from sliding 'A' down to December 31's 69.575 low. It would be shortable as well. _______ UPDATE (9;38 a.m.): The 85.235 target has stopped the rally, but not precisely and probably not for long. _______ UPDATE (Jan 13, 9:17 a.m. EST):  March Silver's decisive push through p=86.235 this morning has put D=103.215 solidly in play: https://bit.ly/3NHjcnz

A big reverse pattern going back two weeks shows a key resistance at 75.510 if the futures should rallly from the hole they've dug themselves since topping at 82.67 on December 28.  The 'D' target associated with that midpoint Hidden Pivot lies at 81.795, which would fall just shy for the old record. More immediately, however, a smaller, bearish pattern targetd on 70.810 must run its course before bulls are likely to find traction.  If they don't and the March contract slips below 69.255, that could put it into a dive to as low as 65.40 over the near term. Look for a tradeable bounce there if the 'hidden support' is hit.

Silver has used up all big-picture targets going back to a time when a single ounce sold for less than $4, leaving us with only sketchy 'extension' targets along the C-D leg. They project possible 'D' resistance at 81.240 or perhaps 82.295, but I see little practical value in these numbers, let alone a reason to short them. It is a severe bear-squeeze that is driving quotes in the first place, and no one can say with confidence how high it will go. As a practical matter, however, you can't go far wrong taking some profits if you've held silver or its equivalent from lower levels. Once you've done this, it will become easier to decide how much exposure you want to retain. Keep in mind that when the ballistic ascent finally breaks, the plunge will allow no easy escape, much less a good profit-taking opportunity. Even if it should come from a high of, say, $150/oz, there might be no exit possible for the first $50 of the fall.

Silver's ballistic ascent has left it out-of-synch with gold, which looks months away from a potential bull-market top. At the rate Silver is climbing, it could hit a correspondingly important target at 70.810 by Christmas. Since we should always have an alternative target lined up, I would need to create an extension with the C-D leg, shifting 'A' to the November 21 bar whose bottom is 48.710. We'll wait until 70.81 is hit before doing so, but be prepared for a significant (and tradable!) pullback when the target is hit. _____ UPDATE (Dec 23, 3:47 p.m.): The $2.07 pullback this morning from within 1.5 cents of the target billboarded above was brief and nasty, but it could have been worth as much as $10,000 per contract to anyone who traded against the trend. Silver's subsequent swift reversal to the upside suggests there is no stopping it. It has since traded within four cents of the 71.83 target of a much larger pattern aired here earlier, but only time will tell how much stopping power this major Hidden Pivot shows. _______ UPDATE (Dec 23, 9:34 p.m.): Silver futures have traded 47 cents above a 71.73 target that comes from the weekly composite chart. Visually, the overshoot is inconsequential, and the target itself, although imprecise because it comes from a blended chart, is too compelling to write off as yet. I'm, done projecting higher targets for the time being, however, since there are no bullish patterns remaining in any time frame that I like.

Friday's punitive reversal breached p=61.910 decisively, so the yellow flag is out. A tradable implication is that a rally now to the green line (x=63.497) would trigger a 'mechanical' short.  The pattern could also prove useful for bottom-fishing the decline using the lesser charts to set up 'camo' triggers at p2=60.322 and d=58.735.  We should also be alert to a possible breach of d. Although I don't expect it, that would signal a potentially bigger correction than the $6.35 selloff I warned about in the trading room. ______ UPDATE (Dec 17, 10:04 a.m.): Silver has uncorked yet another powerful rally -- as usual, without having fully corrected to a minor 'd' target. In this case, d=58.735, but the futures went no lower than 61.105. The upward reversal also made short work of the 'mechanical' short suggested above after failing by 20 cents to fall to a midpoint Hidden Pivot at 61.910 where the short could have been covered, at least partially,'by the book'.  The cautionary numbers noted above still obtain, meaning that a $6.35 correction is still overdue, and that a $1.58 drop would signal its onset. In any case, using a smaller, conventional pattern yields minimum upside over the near term to at least 69.250 (daily chart, A=56.850 on 12/4). A pullback first to x=63.074 off the current so-far high (66.650) would trigger a very opportune, 'mechanical' buy.

Although Silver broke out around mid-morning on Friday, it spent the remainder of the session idling in a shallow pullback. This behavior reflects the preference of strong, confident buyers who could use a little rest. The quiet end to the week was deceptive, since it featured a decisive push through a 58.45 midpoint Hidden Pivot associated with a 'D' target at 70.81. (Please note that this number was incorrectly given here last week for the January contract as 63.39). A pullback to the green line (x=52.27), however unlikely, would be a screaming 'mechanical' buy.  Here's a chart showing the futures' crucial progress last week.

You could back up the truck and buy 'em  at 46.16 the 'd' target of the pattern shown, although there are no assurances the futures will get there. Odds are somewhat in favor of it, since the pattern has already produced three theoretically profitable trades: a conventional short at the green line, a mechanical short on the rally back up to it, and a buy at 48.224, the secondary Hidden Pivot support. It would take a rally exceeding the 52.245 peak from November 19, for bulls kick-start the long-term uptrend. _____ UPDATE (Nov 28, 12:15 p.m. EST): Silver has exploded this morning and is currently up $3.01/oz, trading well above a would-be daunting Hidden Pivot resistance at 56.05 (basis the January contract).  The next HP of consequence is 57.61, which can serve as a minimum price objective for now. If it is decisively exceeded, that would imply further potential to 63.50, or even 69.40. Both targets come from the weekly chart of the January contract, where A= 30.27 on 4/4/25.

Friday's bombed-out low pierced the red line (p=50.28) by enough to make any upward progress to the green line (x=52.35) a tempting 'mechanical' short sale.  That implies that once the fledgling downtrend gets rolling, it will fall to at least p2=48.22 in search of a foothold. Since we always want to allow for an alternative outcome, the most bullish possibility would be a rally exceeding 53.375, Friday's intraday high, before the futures can plummet anew.  It could begin from any low that doesn't exceed the secondary Hidden Pivot support at 48.22.  You can play for a bounce from there, provided you know what you're doing.

I've shifted to a bigger picture that aligns with gold's, where indecision rules. Bulls have been stymied so far by a midpoint Hidden Pivot at 49.043 that precisely contained the last big bounce.  Now, they've got a running start to attempt once again to smash through. A success would put d=52.575 in play.  There's little point in trying to predict the outcome, but if the futures pop through p and then return to the green line (x=47.276), we should be prepared to bottom-fish there aggressively with a small-pattern trigger. Alternatively, a breach of C=45.510 would be bearish, although not necessarily fatal. ______ UPDATE (Nov 10, 1:14 p.m. EST): The futures have broken out today, impaling p=49.043 with sufficient brio to get them to d=52.575 eventually. Be careful up there, since this Hidden Pivot resistance does not look like it will surrender quietly.  There are significantly higher targets outstanding, so stay tuned for Sunday's updates.