Commodities Analysis & Opinion

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...

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...

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...

For oil traders and speculators, the summer months continue to deliver stellar trading opportunities, and whilst equity investors are wringing their hands, the WTI contract shows no signs of wanting...

As the turmoil from the equity market decline spreads around the globe, Gold looks like it might be finally ready to challenge the long term bearish trend line.The precious metal has steadily fallen...

1. Demand in China is WeakThe Chinese stock market may be down to 2007 levels and the government may be devaluing the yuan, but there is no indication that this “economic slowdown” is...

As crude oil continues to feel the wrath of diminished demand and buoyant production, an increasing number of market pundits are now suggesting that $30.00 a barrel could be the new reality.The latest...

Here's my quick take on Gold, Copper, and Oil...GOLDa drop and hold below 1072.30 on GOLD could, finally, see price retest the 1000 level, or lower, since there is an absence of volume support down to...

Remember this chart that was passed around quite a bit earlier in the year? This chart has become important again as crude oil prices flirt with the $40/barrel level. Cash costs (variable operating...

The most widely followed commodities index, the Reuters/Jefferies Commodities Index (CRB), closed below its 2009 Global Financial Crisis low last week: (The CRB closed even lower yesterday due to...

Market fundamentalists tell us that prices convey information. Yet, while our barbers and hairdressers might be able to give us an extended account of why their prices have changed in the last few...

The price of oil in North America is in a free-fall: The price of WTI is below $42 and a barrel of WCS (Western Canadian Select or heavy crude produced from tar sands in Alberta and Saskatchewan) can...

When considering the chart for crude oil, there is really only one question to answer and it is simply this – how low can it go? To answer that particular question, we need to consider the...

For those who have been waiting until Gold's 'technicals' signaled a 'buy', the signal has been given: