Silver dropped 0.6% to $26.21 an ounce, having gained 4.5% on Thursday after some traders moved to cover short positions on rumours about a GameStop-style squeeze driven by retail investors.
"We will see a sharp rise in investment demand. Amid low interest rates and higher stock prices, people are looking at gold to diversify their investments," he added.
Lending some support to gold were worries over a surge in global coronavirus cases, which surpassed 100 million, as countries struggle with vaccine shortfalls.
Another retracement analysis on the fall from $1,959.01 to $1,809.90 reveals a support at $1,832, the 14.6% level, a break below may cause a fall to $1,820.
The low at $1,764.29 may be revisited either this week or next week. A break above $1,839 could lead to a gain to $1,862. On the daily chart, gold is riding on a wave C from $1,959.01.
A break above $1,869 could lead to a gain to $1,883. On the daily chart, the fall from the Jan. 6 high of $1,959.01 looks deep enough to suggest a resumption on the downtrend from $2,072.50.