Silver Price Analysis: XAG/USD explodes above $80 as rally extends

• XAG/USD surges over 5% to fresh YTD highs as geopolitical tensions, weaker US jobs outlook fuel aggressive buying.

• RSI enters overbought territory, yet momentum remains strong, keeping the upside bias firmly intact.

• A break above $81.44 opens $82.00 and $85.87, while $80.00 is key downside support.

Silver (XAG/USD) continues to rise parabolically, up more than 5%, trading above the $80.00 threshold a troy ounce, despite rising US Treasury yields and a strong US Dollar.

Geopolitics continued to drive the precious metals segment higher. This and increasing bets that the Federal Reserve will resume its easing cycle during the year sparked by weakness in the jobs market, pushing the grey’s metal to a new year-to-date (YTD) high of $81.43.

XAG/USD Price Analysis: Technical outlook

Silver’s technical picture indicates that bulls continued to control the narrative, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) turns overbought. Nevertheless, as the RSI crosses the 70 level, it’s worth nothing that due to the strength of the move, XAG/USD is not as overbought as shown by the RSI.

If the RSI crosses above 80, then Silver could be considered overbought, but so far it seems that the trend is overextended, subject to a retracement. However, the path of least resistance is upwards.

The first key resistance is the day’s high of $81.44. Once surpassed, the next stop would be the $82.00 mark ahead of the all-time high at $85.87. Conversely, if XAG/USD dives below $80.00, this could exacerbate a pullback, with the January 5 high at $77.88, being the first support level. Once cleared, the next stop would be $75.00.

XAG/USD Price Chart – Daily