Silver Ripe for Another Upleg

The iShares Silver ETF (AMEX: SLV) has carved out an intriguing pattern since early October, which has the look of a base, an attempted upside breakout, followed by a (recent) sideways consolidation (between 11.50 and 10.00). Some people might even call this pattern a "cup and handle," which if accurate means that after another few sessions of sideways digestion circling 10.50, the SLV should take off to the upside into a new upleg that propels prices towards 12.50 next. Only a breach of 10.00 will wreck the developing pattern set-up.