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Week In Review: Silver Surges 25% To Take Top Spot In Q3; Wheat & NatGas Follow With Strong Gains

September 28, 2012

Week In Review: Silver Surges 25% To Take Top Spot In Q3; Wheat & NatGas Follow With Strong Gains

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Silver was the best-performing commodity this quarter thanks to the Fed’s decision to initiate QE3. Prices for both silver and gold are holding under formidable double-top resistance levels near $36 and $1800, respectively.

Investor flows into the two metals continued at a rapid pace, as silver ETF holdings and gold ETF holdings hit record levels at 600 million troy ounces and 82 million troy ounces, respectively.

Strong investor appetite should help power prices higher. A break of double-top resistance would expose a clear path to the next layers of resistance for silver and gold at $40 and $1920, respectively.

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