Commodities Analysis & Opinion

The Oil market has quietened down recently after the solid moves seen at the end of last month. It has subsequently found a range, but the fundamentals haven’t changed, so will it last?Oil has...

At major, multi-year cycle lows, you need different tools to spot the turn. Gold's technicals, much like technical indicators for other assets, are always going to be signaling lower prices at major...

When production does finally collapse, that will set up the "nobody saw this coming" ramp in the price of oil.In May 2008 I proposed the Oil "Head-Fake" Scenario in which global recession pushes oil...

Last week we saw copper rally to close above the price channel it has been in since mid-May of 2015. This past week it sustained its close above the channel. Is this a sign that copper's bottom is...

Now that the US stock market has gotten in sync with the rest of the world in its ups and downs, it also joins the rest of the world in generally (and loosely; it’s not a minute-by-minute...

Nearly every indicator of whether the price of oil will go up, down, or stabilize is contradicted by another, equally—or more important—indication of the opposite.1. Past Performance: Last...

As the price of natural gas continues to hover around its lows for the year, it looks like the economic principles of supply and demand are starting to take effect in the market.The U.S. EIA recently...

Looking for signs the daily cycle may have bottomed. Gold did complete a swing yesterday, but didn't close strong. It failed to close above the 10 DMA. I need to see some more follow through before...

Crude oil has charged higher in recent weeks on hope that supply may be curbed. An announcement from OPEC suggests they may begin to restrict supply to support a higher long term price. Is the oil...

It has been 9 months since OPEC decided not to scale back oil production and to permit its members to produce as much as they want. The result has been a tumultuous year for the crude oil market....

Dr. Copper apparently does not approve of the prescription ordered by the Chinese authorities to stem the slowdown in that nation, namely another 25 basis point interest rate reduction and a lowering...

Gold needs to break its cycle uptrend line in order to confirm that a move into the first daily cycle low is underway. I would expect at least a 50% retracement of the initial rally, but 62% is...

As I'm writing this post, Platinum is currently rallying (+16.60).My WAG is, if it can hold above 970.30, we could see a substantial rally on it, and take Gold along for the ride.

Whenever I put the proverbial pen to paper and start to write about gold, I can already hear the chorus of dissenting voices from those traders and investors who only view their beloved metal as...