{"id":23819,"date":"2025-04-24T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/?p=23819"},"modified":"2025-08-22T08:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:24:10","slug":"how-to-profit-if-silvers-streak-comes-to-a-halt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/how-to-profit-if-silvers-streak-comes-to-a-halt\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Profit if Silver\u2019s Streak Comes to a Halt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Managing Editor\u2019s Note: <\/strong>Today, we\u2019re hearing from our contributing editor Mike Burnick in his weekly Thursday feature.<\/p>\n

Mike has over 30 years in the investment and financial services industry \u2013 from operating as a stockbroker, trader, and research analyst, to running a mutual fund as a registered investment advisor and portfolio manager, to being Research Director for the Sovereign Society, specializing in global ETF and options investing.<\/p>\n

And he\u2019s been senior analyst at TradeSmith for three years, running Constant Cash Flow, Infinite Income Loop, <\/em>and Inside TradeSmith. <\/em> <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s Mike\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

How to Profit if Silver\u2019s Streak Comes to a Halt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BY MIKE BURNICK, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, MARKET MINUTE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though stocks have been slumping for several weeks now due to tariff worries, the precious metals market has been absolutely on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s especially true for gold, which shot up 31% so far this year to a record high of $3,400 per ounce this week. Gold\u2019s poorer cousin silver has been shooting higher, too, up 13% in just the last 20 trading days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you participated in silver\u2019s streak higher, you may want to cash in on some of your profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for those who missed the move, you may soon get a second chance to buy the dip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s because our TradeSmith seasonality indicators tell us a pull back in price may be coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, silver and gold, like most assets have well defined bullish and bearish seasonal periods. And the next bearish period for silver is in May and June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you can see, silver is off to a fast start this year, with favorable seasonality from January through April. But the seasonal trend hits a speed bump in May and June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, since 1985, if you invested $100 in silver only<\/em> during this seasonally weak period, your investment would have shrunk to less than $40! The good news is that just around the corner is the seasonally strongest month of the year for silver, July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our own TradeSmith seasonality tools confirm the upcoming seasonal weakness in silver, as you can see below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the last 10 years, our seasonality indicators have shown two distinct bearish windows for silver. The first is from now through May 1 (-3.18%), and after a brief bounce higher (+0.9%), the second bearish window kicks in from June 10-June 25 (-2.44%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Burnick\u2019s Bottom Line<\/em><\/strong>: Investors who caught the silver streak<\/em> higher may want to consider grabbing gains and waiting out the seasonally weak spell over the next two months. More aggressive traders might consider a short position in silver, perhaps by targeting the ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF (ZSL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good investing,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mike Burnick
Contributing Editor, Market Minute<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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