As 2014 continues to unfold, both gold and silver are starting to perform impressively.

Both metals appear to have made major bottoms following gold’s plunge to US$1,180 an ounce at the end of 2013 and silver’s dip to US$19 an ounce and change.

In fact, gold and silver have been building big technical bases — bases that should be more than enough to propel them to all-time highs over the next 12-18 months