Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Oil bulls are still scratching their heads over how it all happened. For a few hours Monday, it felt like the world belonged to them as reports of attacks on Saudi and UAE tankers in the Gulf caused...

The fallout from the escalation of the U.S.-China trade talks has pushed the price of U.S. soybeans to just a cent over $8 a bushel, the lowest since December 2008. However, China stopped buying U.S....

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is expected to make a strong case to continue with production cuts in its monthly report due on Tuesday as dominant member Saudi Arabia...

The two predominant issues impacting the oil market right now appear to be the state of U.S.-China trade negotiations and U.S. oil stockpiles. However, traders should not lose sight of Saudi...

U.S. natural gas production is hitting record highs week after week. But bets for a spike in summer heating and LNG (liquified natural gas) demand is preventing prices of the fuel from caving,...

The price of gold is up for the fourth day, reaching its best level since 15th April. Given the corresponding sell-off in stock markets over the same period, gold’s positive response is almost...

In the world of oil sanctions, the Trump administration likes to think it’s already winning one battle and will soon triumph in the other.But as Washington rewards, on Wednesday, a general who...

What is oil’s endgame? Are we anywhere near one in the boom-bust-boom cycle of the past two years?With relentless OPEC production cuts; more supply losses in Iran, Venezuela and Libya from...

The confrontation in Venezuela between Nicolas Maduro (and his entrenched government) and Juan Guaido (and his supporters advocating for change) has intensified this week. On Tuesday, there were minor...

The first triple-digit weekly storage build of the year may have already happened in U.S. natural gas. But with the weather turning chill again, downward pricing pressure could also ease.The U.S....

It looks like the Saudis have decided to give the U.S. President a little payback for the near $40 per barrel misery they endured last winter.Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih’s clear...

The popular belief was that oil prices would go spiraling out of control with the announcement, hitting one high after another. Well, crude did smash key resistance—$65 for U.S. West Texas...

A week ago, this column suggested that Donald Trump would tap into his creativity in disrupting oil prices if Saudi Arabia didn’t raise production quickly to reciprocate his gesture of trying to...

Originally published by guppytraders.comTwo weeks ago, we noted that the NYMEX oil price has broken above the initial resistance level near $58 and was heading towards $68. The announcement by...