The gold and silver market bulls are still in firm near-term technical control as no chart damage has occurred recently and as prices hover just below their recent seven-month highs.

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In a brash move, Tillman produced a chart that gave him control over everything but finance and operations--and received just that.

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Fresh near-term chart damage has been inflicted and the bears are in near-term technical control.

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Prices have been trading sideways on the daily chart for three weeks as bulls and bears struggle for near-term technical control.

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March silver futures have been trading sideways on the daily chart for three weeks as bulls and bears struggle for near-term technical control.

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However, as this chart from the BBC illustrates, in 2012, the Cartel de Sinoloa has consolidated greater control over the area surrounding the city and many rival organizations have been pushed out of the area.

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