A look at the Gold and Silver Charts (18.12.2025)

Silver vaporized cartoon

Silver is becoming harder to source. Delivery times are once again stretching out, and prices continue to move steadily higher. After being held artificially low for a long time, the market is starting to show strain. When large buyers ask for physical delivery, available supply can disappear very quickly.

This highlights the growing gap between paper prices and the real-world physical market. As immediate availability tightens, price is increasingly being driven by scarcity and short covering rather than trading volume.

Looking at the weekly chart, Fibonacci levels support the idea of further upside. A key retracement level sits around $51.81, with an extended target near $83.70. Since the underlying situation hasn’t really changed tight supply, longer delivery times, and strong physical demand, it appears increasingly likely that silver works its way toward the upper band as the first stage of this cycle.

I expect that in a worst case situation prices will settle somewhere between the high and low postulated above. 

A Note on Risk

Silver is volatile, and it always has been. Strong moves higher are often followed by sharp pullbacks, sometimes with little warning. These dips are often caused by margin hikes, paper market selling, or short-term speculation being shaken out, rather than any real change in physical supply.

There is also the possibility of temporary price suppression through futures market activity or rule changes, which can stall momentum for a time. Broader market events, such as sudden changes in interest rates or currency strength can also cause short-term setbacks.

That said, volatility is part of the process. Corrections should be expected along the way, but they do not necessarily change the bigger picture if the physical supply situation continues to tighten.

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$CPI Consumer Price Index - Daily   September 1st,  2025

Regarding the overall economic situation in the US, above is a chart of the CPI (Consumer Price Index) over the past twenty years. This chart gives me no confidence that the FED is getting inflation under control. 

Looking at it on a technical basis I see no indicator giving even a hint that the inflationary trajectory will be interrupted.

In my opinion this means more inflation for longer, a less valuable dollar, continued interest rate manipulation and a stock market stretched to unimaginable heights.

Low interest rates lead to unsustainable investments. When the market collapses, which it will, it takes down the good with the bad. If fortune prevails the precious metals and undervalued commodities will be less affected. They generally are sold off first in order to cover option and futures positions as they are easily liquidated, then recover relatively quickly.

BUY: (28 November 2025) Platinum is performing as expected.

$PLAT Platinium Continuous 2025-12-16

SELL: (15 December 2025) URA. It seems that there is a general down trend. Most indicators are negative.

URA global X Uranium ETF 2025-12-16

Bitcoin outperforms Gold  (03 December 2025).  20.41 one ounce gold coins buys one bitcoin, this was over 41 ounces almost a year ago. The indicators point at a reversal here, but are turning back up. I would wait a week to see the outcome.

$BTCUSD:$GOLD Bitcoin to US dollar/Gld CRYPT   Decembe 17, 2025

ETHUSD: SELL: (14 December 2025)

$ETHUSD Ethereum to US Dollar December 17, 2025

BTCUSD: SELL: 15 December 2025.  NASDAQ (Cyan).

06 November 2025 Gold stocks outperform gold.

$GOLD:GDX Gold - Contract (EOD)/VanEck  December 17, 2025

Silver outperforms silver stocks (08 December 2025). An early signal, let’s see if it holds. Holding very well.

$SILVER - SIL Silver- Continuous Contract (EOD) Global X Silver Miners ETF  December 17, 2025

Silver to Gold Ratio

Silver outperforming Gold. (07 November 2025)  When we think that silver is coming out of the ground at about 8:1 and the Gold: Silver ratio is 66.38:1 something is way out of kilter. Silver is an astounding buy at this time, even over $60.00 The ratio is falling showing the strength of silver against gold.

$GOLD:$SILVER Gold Continuous Contract - (EOD) Silver - continuous   December 16, 2025

Gold outperforms USD, (11 November 2025).

$GOLD:$USD Gold - Continuous Contract (EOD) CME  December 17,  2025

TodayLast Week
Gold Price$4,320.00$4,217.00
Silver Price$66.10$62.28
Gold:Silver ratio65.32:167.73:1
Gold Miners bullish percent index92.5985.19
Dollar Index98.5198.47
Dow:Gold Ratio (BahaUS 47,959.00 Gold price, $4,320.00)11.1011.39
Current USA inflation rate (Dept. of Statistics)3.0%2.9%

Gold’s low of the week was $4,271.00, and the high was $4,350.00, now trading at around $4,319.00.

  • Gold Monthly:  is a HOLD. We bought at $1,800.00 in October 2023.  Looking overbought, but it can hold that situation for a while. No sell signal yet.  We need to see a price over $4400.00 for me to relax a little.

$GOLD Gold - Continuous Contract (EOD) CME0  -Monthly -  December 17,  2025
  • Gold Weekly:  (HOLD 25 August 2025)   Overbought. No sell signals yet.  An unusual pattern. A definitive candlestick sell, then a recovery. Let us see if the recovery holds. The weekly chart is overbought, the rate of change is negative but no sell indications yet.

$GOLD Gold - Continuous Contract (EOD) CME0  - Weekly -  December 17,  2025

  • Gold Daily: (HOLD: 12 November 2025).  It almost looked like a sell on the daily chart, but the indicators are holding. We have sideways movement of the price, and some indicators are pointing to a sell. Gold is overbought. No sell yet.

$GOLD Gold - Continuous Contract (EOD) CME0  - Daily-  December 17,  2025

The low for Silver this week was $60.78, and the high $66.89, trading around $65.93 at present. 

  • Silver Monthly: Hold. (Buy:  $24.00 March 2024). Looking overbought. No sell signal yet.

$SILVER Silver - Continuous Contract (EOD) CME  Monthly - December 17,  2025

  • Silver Weekly: (HOLD: 25 August 2025). Overbought but still positive indicators.

$SILVER Silver - Continuous Contract (EOD) CME  Weekly - December 17,  2025

  • Silver Daily: HOLD (10 November 2025).  Silver formed a cup and handle. This pattern completed, then the price blasted upwards. Even though it is overbought, there are no other sell indications.

$SILVER Silver - Continuous Contract (EOD) CME  Daily - December 17,  2025

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This is my interpretation of the market and is not to be taken as financial advice. Before making any buy or sell decisions I recommend that you consult with your professional financial advisor.

Larry Simon
Larry Simon

Larry Simon was educated at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and is an experienced businessman specialised in management, investment and finance.

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