Gold, silver bulls gaining a head of steam this week Gold and silver futures prices are firmer and hit two-week highs in midday U.S. trading Wednesday, as the technical charts for both metals have seen improvement this week, which is inviting speculators to the long side of the markets. April gold futures were last up $7.90 at $1,835.70 and March Comex silver was last up $0.14 at $23.34 an ounce. Metals traders are awaiting the U.S. data point of the…