Analysis of the Silver Price: 50-SMA Bearish Probing Near $23.00

The silver price (XAG/USD) oscillates around $23.00 on Friday morning as sellers flirt with the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) after confirming the rising wedge bearish chart pattern the day before. Despite this, the price of the precious metal declines somewhat after falling the most since December 5th.

Nevertheless, bearish MACD signals bolster the downside bias, particularly following the rising wedge confirmation.

Consequently, despite recent inactivity, the precious metal is under pressure towards the 100-SMA support of $22.50.

After that, the monthly low of $22.00 and the late November bottom around $20.60 should provide support for the XAG/USD bears as they approach their theoretical target of $20.00.

In the meanwhile, recovery moves remain difficult unless the price remains below the three-week-old wedge's lower line, which was $23.40 as of press time.

Nonetheless, the weekly resistance line near the $24.00 mark and the top line of the aforementioned wedge, which was near $24.40 at the time of publication, could pose a challenge to the Silver purchasers.

In the event that the XAG/USD maintains higher than $24.40, the January high at $27.00 and the $25.00 level could attract buyers.