Silver price forecast: XAG surges past $60.5 with bullish momentum ahead of Fed decision

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Silver trades above $60.5 as macro tailwinds and tightening supply boost demand.
Trend remains bullish with the metal holding above the 20-day EMA at $55.40.
A close above $61.50 could open the path toward the $63 and $65 resistance zones.

Silver’s advance is being shaped by the rare alignment of macro easing expectations, sustained industrial appetite, and one of the tightest physical supply conditions the market has seen in years. The combination has shifted sentiment firmly in favor of continued upside, even as short-term indicators show brief cooling from overbought territory.

Macro strength combines with physical scarcity

The dominant theme behind silver’s latest surge is tightening supply. Lease rates have climbed sharply as refiners, industrial buyers, and manufacturers compete for limited deliverable inventories. This supply squeeze arrives just as demand accelerates across solar manufacturing, electric-vehicle electronics, autonomous sensor systems, and data-center infrastructure.

Investors have taken notice. With real yields softening and safe-haven flows remaining elevated into the Fed decision, a prolonged easing cycle could further amplify interest in metals tied to both store-of-value appeal and industrial expansion.

Technical trend remains firmly bullish across all timeframes

On the daily chart, silver continues to ride a well-defined uptrend. The metal trades comfortably above the 20-day EMA at $55.40, which has acted as a rising floor for buyers throughout the fourth quarter. The 50, 100, and 200-day EMAs remain stacked in strong uptrend alignment, reinforcing trend strength across multiple time horizons.

Silver price forecast (Source: TradingView)

Momentum indicators mirror this stability. The RSI near 75 signals extended strength but not exhaustion, as recent dips have been shallow and quickly absorbed. Shorter-term charts show orderly consolidation, with the 30-minute structure holding above the Supertrend baseline at $60.69. The Parabolic SAR remains above price, signalling a short cooling phase rather than a reversal.

Support sits at $60.20, with deeper support near $59.50 should volatility widen. In past extensions of this trend, similar pauses have resolved with renewed upside once compression tightens.

Fed expectations and structural deficit reinforce the bullish backdrop

Beyond technicals, the broader macro environment favors continued strength. Market participants expect Chair Jerome Powell to provide clarity on the 2026 easing path. Any indication of a prolonged cycle would weaken real rates further, historically a major tailwind for silver.

At the same time, global industrial consumption continues to outpace mining output. Forecasts through 2030 show sustained pressure on supply chains as growth sectors expand. That imbalance has elevated silver from a typical cyclical metal into a structural scarcity story.

A clean close above $61.50 would confirm upside continuation and open the path toward $63 and $65. Pullbacks into the mid-$58 region are likely to attract accumulation as long as the Fed’s tone remains supportive and supply tightness persists.

In earlier updates, we highlighted how silver required stable macro conditions and firm support above the 20-day EMA to maintain rally momentum. The breakout above $60.5 confirms that both conditions have aligned, strengthening the case for continued upside as long as supply pressures remain acute.

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