Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Oil bulls will be fighting to keep the rally in crude alive this week as prices retreat from 2014 highs and risk falling further on reports of possible US waivers on sanctions against Iranian exports....

Like all good things that must come to an end, the curtains may finally be closing on the pre-winter party for natural gas bulls.But how quickly will they clear the room?Natural gas production was at...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that we no longer need the accommodative policy we've had due to a weak economy and that we're "a long way from neutral" interest rates, suggesting there is considerable...

Right now, the two most important factors affecting oil markets are fear and speculation based on that fear. The fear is that at some point over the next several months there will not be enough oil...

Dr. Felipe Larrain, Chile's finance minister, made the call three months ago, but the market ignored him then and prices sank. This week, as oil's rally became supercharged and gold showed surprising...

Just a week ago, it looked like a commodity nobody wanted, with fund managers bailing out and analysts all but prophesying its doom on the prospect of five more rate hikes in two years. Now, gold is...

Brent is likely to forge highs nearer $85 a barrel this week, pulling US crude along in a broad rally, as fears over upcoming sanctions on Iran ensure no imminent end to the bull run in...

If ‘The Ballad of East and West’ was recast for the natural gas market, the opening line would probably read: “Oh, Production is Production, and Storage is Storage, and Never the...

In "The Lone Ranger," the famous black-and-white TV serial on Wild West justice, the masked crusader on horseback leaves behind a silver bullet each time he rights a wrong, to tell people to believe...

In the retail and music world, platinum is often thought to be more valuable than gold, a notion reinforced by the platinum credit card and the platinum record. In the commodities world, this also...

OPEC and its oil-producing allies, have—at least for now—resisted US President Donald Trump's calls to increase output, and have instead elected to keep production levels steady. This...

Brent crude’s spike above $80 a barrel and natural gas’s rally beyond the key $3 level are prompting Wall Street bankers and traders to ask whether the new age of high energy prices could...

Originally published by Guppytraders.comSix weeks ago we suggested that traders who went short gold in May were beginning to consider covering their short positions. The consolidation over the past...

Gold’s slow-motion move at $1,200 an ounce is reaching an inflection point this week ahead of an anticipated Federal Reserve rate hike that could either push the precious metal back by propping...