Gold prices hit a record high of $3,824.60, while silver reached a 14-year high of $44.77 this week. Both metals showed bullish upside technical breakouts from choppy trading ranges. The mature bull market in gold and silver appears to be accelerating, hinting at potential major market tops sooner rather than later. However, there is still room for prices to rise further in the near term. Acceleration in daily price bars could signal the final stages of the bull market. Factors to watch for signs of exhaustion include big down days, bearish weekly closes, divergence in the Relative Strength Index, declining open interest, and geopolitical developments. Global central banks leaning toward tighter monetary policies could also impact prices.

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