Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD slides further below $54.00, fresh YTD low and counting

Silver adds to the previous day’s heavy losses and weakens below the $54.00 mark on Friday.
The bearish technical setup backs the case for an extension of a two-month-old downtrend.
Any attempted recovery could be sold into and remain capped near the $58.00 round figure.

Silver (XAG/USD) drops to its lowest level since November 2025 during the Asian session on Friday, with bears now looking to extend the downward momentum below the $54.00 mark. Meanwhile, the white metal remains on track to register heavy losses for the second straight week, and the technical setup suggests that the path of least resistance remains to the downside.

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The XAG/USD holds well below the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA). Moreover, this week's failures to find acceptance above the $58.00 mark, representing the 38.2% Fibonacci level of the May-July downfall, validate the negative outlook. Adding to this, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator stays below zero with its latest reading at -0.34.

However, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) hovers near the oversold boundary at 31.53, hinting that downside momentum is still dominant but may be approaching exhaustion rather than fresh impulsive selling. Hence, it will be prudent to wait for a sustained break below the $54.00 mark before positioning for an extension of the downtrend witnessed over the past two months or so.

On the topside, immediate resistance is defined by the $55.50 horizontal zone, above which the XAG/USD could attempt to conquer the $58.00 mark. This is followed by the $60.00 psychological mark, the $61.50-$61.55 region, and the 23.6% Fibo. level, near $63.00. The XAG/USD needs to clear these hurdles to ease the prevailing bearish pressure and open the door to a more sustained recovery.

(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool. Know more.)

XAG/USD daily chart

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