| Silver has been performing quite poorly over the past few weeks due to the broad commodity weakness and a shift to more risky asset class like equities. This is especially true with the backdrop of the strengthening dollar and continued bullishness in the equity space that are tempering the demand for lower risk assets across the board.
In fact, the white metal has plunged 30% in the year-to-date time frame and more than 50% since its peak at the end of April 2011, making it one of the worst performing metals this year. Currently, the metal is trading below $23 per ounce with some forecasting a bigger drop in the days ahead as well...................................Full Article: Source
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