Commodities Analysis & Opinion

In the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report we talked about the likelihood of further short-term downside in the oil price based on a few factors. However this is a tactically bearish view...

Two words are dominating the U.S. aluminum industry’s focus as it awaits the Department of Commerce’s Section 232 investigation findings relating to aluminum (and steel) imports: Chinese...

Zinc futures price seems to enter a Bulls Trapping Zone. Zinc futures price has already completed a double top at the current price with more exaggerated speed and will face stiff resistance at $2705...

Physical delivery premiums are a pretty accurate measure of primary aluminum metal supply. They reflect the balance between suppliers’ aspirations for the highest price and buyers’...

Oil’s suffering continued overnight with both Brent and WTI finishing over 2 percent lower in the New York session. The story, however, isn’t the headline fall for the session, it is the...

by Chaim Siegel of Elazar Associates LLCGold prices have been down for nearly two straight weeks. Any lower and you break an uptrend, which is worrisome. There are three factors bothering gold which...

Gold and gold stocks are setting up a basing formation that will eventually resolve into a big move higher or lower. Sentiment in the gold market is bearish and the media is totally ignoring the gold...

The oil collapse is about to trigger a crisis in junk bonds.Oil has been going straight down for weeks now. As we write this, black gold is below $43 a barrel, down 16% from its levels a month...

Key Points: Crude oil (WTI) prices fall below November low Shale oil gaining in technological advantage Watch for continued downward pressure as crude oil markets continue to rebalance The price of...

Last week, a few important U.S. economic reports were released. What do they imply for the gold market?The recent days were eventful. The Fed hiked interest rates, the U.S. Treasury unveiled its...

Today I would like to update a few ratio combo charts as several are at a crossroads. This may shed some light on where the PM complex could be headed next. A couple of the ratio combo charts worked...

Oil is working its way back into the central banking and economic equation with prices now down 19% since the May 25 OPEC meeting. GBP was the top performer Wednesday while CAD lagged. The RBNZ held...

Crude Oil has fallen a massive 60% since mid-June 2014, as shown on the following graph. Yesterday it fell below 43.50—which I identified in my post earlier this month as a major support...

As the United States continues to push towards a military conflict with Russia, there will likely be no real winner when the dust settles. However, if we compare the these two superpowers in the...