Silver Price Forecast: Will Rising Channel Support Ignite a Move Back Over $76?

Silver shows significant underlying strength at $73.52 even in the face of broader macroeconomic headwinds. As silver approaches the low...

Silver Price Forecast: Will Rising Channel Support Ignite a Move Back Over $76?

Quick overview

  • Silver shows strong underlying strength at $73.52 despite macroeconomic challenges.
  • The Silver Institute predicts a sixth consecutive year of large silver deficits by 2026, driven by demand from photovoltaic manufacturing and the EV sector.
  • Current technical analysis indicates a potential bullish trend as silver approaches key support levels within a blue channel.
  • Investors should prepare for increased volatility as global manufacturing data is set to be released, impacting silver prices.

Silver shows significant underlying strength at $73.52 even in the face of broader macroeconomic headwinds. As silver approaches the low boundary of a blue channel on the 4h chart, accumulating energy from a multidecade supply crunch that has collided with a tightening global liquidity backdrop.

Silver price news today:

The key structural narrative remains extremely bullish. The Silver Institute reported that the market will record the sixth consecutive year of large silver deficits in 2026, supported by consistent green demand from photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing and from the EV and AI hardware sectors.

April’s high 3.8% headline CPI continues to dictate flow direction for capital markets. The persistent inflation print has pushed back expectations of rate cuts under Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Kevin Warsh, raising real yields and pressuring commodities.

Safe-haven buying has been curtailed as commercial oil tanker traffic through the volatile Strait of Hormuz has normalized to between 75%-80% of capacity under the seven-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

Silver price analysis

The 4h chart depicts a highly precise continuation pattern with silver currently holding the lower trendline support of an upward sloping blue channel at $73.52 after making a series of higher lows off its $71.96 major demand zone of a few weeks. Recent selling was repelled by overhead resistance at the $76.44 to $77.22 levels with silver falling to a tight range support between $73.52 to $74.99.

Silver Price Chart - Source: Tradingview
Silver Price Chart – Source: Tradingview

The 14-period relative strength index (RSI) has turned oversold between 38.69 and 41.70 with a bullish divergence while the green bar also registered the highest volume on the past price action, suggesting oversold selling pressure. Resistance levels: $74.99, $76.44 (immediate) and a breakout above at $77.22. Support levels: $73.52 (immediate dynamic), $73.21 (blue channel invalidation) and structural buying at $71.96.

Silver trading idea: A tradeable setup for a trend-following approach is setting up as we stand at the lower end of the blue parallel channel.

  • Order: Buy a breakout above local resistance at $74.99.
  • Stop loss: $73.21 below the lower blue trendline.
  • Take profit 1 (TP1): $76.44.
  • Take profit 2 (TP2): $78.80.

Silver price forecast conclusion

Our technical short-term outlook sees silver as currently correcting in a well-behaved fashion and potentially bouncing to higher blue channel levels as it moves towards $78.80. With Fed monetary policy remains hawkish under Kevin Warsh’s tenure, the outlook in the short-term remains challenging.

The drawdown in global vault inventories over a long period, however, suggests that silver will find substantial support in case of any significant selloffs. Investors should prepare for higher volatility in the next few days as global data on manufacturing activity in major industrial nations will be released on Wednesday.

The price levels at the lower end of the blue channel provide ideal levels to get bullish exposure to silver before the current physical supply imbalance drives prices to the end-of-year institutional targets.

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Arslan Butt
Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
Arslan Butt serves as the Lead Commodities and Indices Analyst, bringing a wealth of expertise to the field. With an MBA in Behavioral Finance and active progress towards a Ph.D., Arslan possesses a deep understanding of market dynamics. His professional journey includes a significant role as a senior analyst at a leading brokerage firm, complementing his extensive experience as a market analyst and day trader. Adept in educating others, Arslan has a commendable track record as an instructor and public speaker. His incisive analyses, particularly within the realms of cryptocurrency and forex markets, are showcased across esteemed financial publications such as ForexCrunch, InsideBitcoins, and EconomyWatch, solidifying his reputation in the financial community.

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