Short Covering

Spot silver settled higher for a second session on Friday after the dollar failed to extend its early strength. Technical traders are now focused on whether XAGUSD can hold $66.75 and challenge $68.33, where the main trend would turn up.

Natural gas prices enter a pivotal stretch with above-normal heat still supporting power burn across the central and eastern United States. Yet fading late-July temperature forecasts, storage concerns and El Niño-linked winter expectations continue to keep downside risks in focus.