Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Will the seizure of two British-operated tankers by Iran be the catalyst for higher oil prices this week?In Monday’s Asian session, both West Texas Intermediate crude and Brent oil were up about...

Both have destroyed each other’s drones and seem ready for more conflict, even as they say they want talks. While few may want to give the U.S.-Iran style of gunboat diplomacy a chance, oil...

Natural gas bulls are probably not feeling very hot about the market these days, despite having to turn the airconditioner on more often. Front-month gas futures on New York Mercantile...

Larger global events shined a light on the stability of the oil market last week. While the Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico proved to be less damaging than feared, it still impacted U.S. oil...

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. And for investment advisors who once urged buyers to rush headlong into palladium, the burden of witnessing the daily twists and turns in the reigning crown of...

Silence is, usually, golden. But from a president who usually tweets too much, it's more puzzling than golden.For investors holding long positions in crude on bets that Iranian tensions would continue...

Oil prices hit a six-week high on Thursday, as Gulf of Mexico oil rigs were evacuated before a storm, while an incident with a British oil tanker in the Middle East highlighted tensions in the...

Corn is one of the hottest commodities outside of oil and gold this year as late plantings from inclement weather continue to drive super returns for investors. Those who had missed the maize party...

Summer heat has landed across the U.S., without a doubt. What remains a question is whether $3 pricing will be possible again for natural gas in the coming weeks as air-conditioning demand spikes with...

Amid the regular fundamentals that traders must follow to judge the oil market, weather forecasts become important at this time of year as well. This is especially true for weather forecasts for the...

Gold may be topping out. That’s what the RSI indicator says, as the dollar returns to trade along with its uptrend.As the market increasingly begins to question whether the Fed is going to back...

It’s the classic antidote for the gold investor: Just when you think there’s no stopping the yellow metal’s rise, suddenly the rally comes undone and it may be time to dump instead...

The inability of oil prices to rally despite escalating tensions with Iran demonstrates just how bearish the commodity's investors are right now, given the high global inventories and concerns of an...

Donald Trump has vowed to bring Iranian oil exports to zero. Bijan Zanganeh, on his part, says he’s “very hopeful” of improving the Islamic Republic’s crude exports. The truth...