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Silver Dec '12 (SIZ12)

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Silver Futures Market News and Commentary

Dollar Gains on Hawkish Fed Comments and Higher Bond Yields

The dollar index (DXY00) on Wednesday rose by +0.13%.  Higher T-note yields Wednesday supported modest gains in the dollar.  Also, hawkish comments from Boston Fed President Collins were bullish for the dollar when she said interest rates will likely need to be held higher for longer to reduce price pressures.

US Mar wholesale trade sales unexpectedly fell -1.3% m/m, weaker than expectations of a +0.8% m/m increase.

Boston Fed President Collins said, "The recent upward surprises to activity and inflation suggest the likely need to keep policy at its current level until we have greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2% and that the recent data lead me to believe this will take more time than previously thought."

The markets are discounting the chances for a -25 bp rate cut at 10% for the June 11-12 FOMC meeting and 34% for the following meeting on July 30-31.

EUR/USD (^EURUSD) Wednesday fell by -0.09%.  The euro finished slightly lower... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Silver 5,000-oz
Contract Size
5,000 troy ounces
Tick Size
$0.005 per troy ounce ($25.00 per contract) (Settlement $0.001)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (RTH 7:25a.m. - 12:25p.m.) (Settles 12:25p.m.) CST
Exchange
COMEX
Point Value
$5,000
Margin/Maintenance
$11,550/10,500
First Notice Date
11/30/12
Expiration Date
12/27/12 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Silver Dec '12
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 30, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
40,745 (-2,500)
115,941 (-4,713)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
83,094 (-3,084)
28,600 (+1,762)
Producers - Long / Short
5,011 (-1,564)
44,677 (-4,079)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
28,939 (+1,457)
64,469 (+1,759)
Managed Money - Long / Short
55,842 (-4,218)
21,956 (+1,289)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
27,252 (+1,134)
6,644 (+473)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
29.612 +1.93%
on 12/20/12
34.395 -12.24%
on 11/29/12
-3.797 (-11.17%)
since 11/27/12
3-Month
29.612 +1.93%
on 12/20/12
35.445 -14.84%
on 10/01/12
-4.482 (-12.93%)
since 09/27/12
52-Week
26.215 +15.14%
on 06/28/12
37.650 -19.83%
on 02/29/12
+1.289 (+4.46%)
since 12/27/11

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 30.340
1st Resistance Point 30.262
Last Price 30.184s
1st Support Level 30.028
2nd Support Level 29.872
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 37.650
Fibonacci 61.8% 33.282
Fibonacci 50% 31.933
Fibonacci 38.2% 30.583
Last Price 30.184s
52-Week Low 26.215

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