Commodities Analysis & Opinion

The $2 handle—the all-season minimum for natural gas futures through most of the past decade—continues to be a slippery eel for the market this year.Even before the advent of the novel...

“Adding fuel to the fire.” We’ve all heard the phrase and used it at one time or another. Morgan Stanley, one of Wall Street’s most influential voices in energy trading,...

The bell has sounded after the first round of the U.S. pandemic-turned-trade-fight with China. And the winner so far appears to be not presidents Donald Trump or Xi Jinping but Dr. Copper.The red...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com Each year is a new adventure for the ag sector Corn, beans, and wheat prices fall Energy and meats present unique challenges in 2020 The United...

Enough of the bull, say oil bears: it’s time to come clean on the cuts.With OPEC’s promised production curtailments having kicked in from Friday, the market will be seeking hard proof...

At no time in the history of America has her population been as confused or scared to resume work or life as it used to be—without fear and little care. And that’s a bigger problem for the...

The lockdowns coming off America’s businesses are stirring hopes of economic recovery, and natural gas hasn’t been spared after runaway gains in April. But the US fuel for power...

To the gold crowd hoping to read the tea leaves after today’s Fed meeting, here’s a likely synopsis: with rates virtually at zero, focus will probably be on the direct lending plan to...

This post was written exclusively for Investing.comOil's dramatic example educated traders Electricity has gone negative, and natural gas has the potential The put-call option relationship in...

Everything in oil this week may depend on how quickly things fall—and by that, I mean the open interest in U.S. crude’s front-month, production reported by the EIA, capex cuts announced by...

Investor optimism boosted by unprecedented government stimulus measures gave birth to a new bull market for equities after the shortest bear market in history, barely three weeks long, ended...

The big news this week was that oil futures turned negative on Monday as the May contract for the American benchmark, WTI, was about to expire. This was not unexpected and reflected the fact that...

Natural gas bulls know a thing or two about negative pricing. They also know when it’s time for their fuel to make some hay — especially now, as the sun gets blotted out on gas’ more...

Across the commodities universe, the loudest rumblings are about the carnage in oil, Monday’s historic subzero prices for U.S. crude and how finding tankers to store oil is like finding...