Commodities Analysis & Opinion

This week I thought I would focus on a particularly interesting chart for the outlook for the gold price. I think it is particularly interesting, because both bulls and bears will be able to take...

Gold is a favorite commodity among traders, and for good reason. As a safe haven commodity, it’s relatively simple to predict movement in the price of the metal and it is heavily correlated or...

It's time again for our weekly gasoline update based on data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The price of Regular and Premium are down four and three cents, respectively, from last...

While gold and silver have a relatively close relationship in terms of associated price action, in the last few weeks these relatively close bedfellows have diverged somewhat, with silver continuing...

Cote d’Ivoire reduced the export of raw cocoa beansThe Cocoa prices declined by 44% over the last 12 months. Meanwhile, Cote d’Ivoire, the world’s largest cocoa producer, decreased...

Oil rig counts are rising but so are costs. Crude oil prices are modestly lower on weak Chinese PMI data and a rising rig count but the reality of the limitation of shale may start to become painfully...

The precious metals market has been under attack for the last two weeks by the Comex banks who have once again built-up an extreme net short position in their paper gold and silver positions. In fact...

Future global economic growth is in serious trouble as oil discoveries fell to historic lows last year. The International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that the sharp downturn in capital spending by...

Last week, we talked about the effect of the French election on the gold and silver markets, and noted: Of course, traders want to know how this will affect gold and silver. As we write this, we see...

The jawboning of oil prices by the Saudi Arabian/Russian tag team should be wearing off after more than a year of actions that don't measure up to the words. Oil prices slumped recently, dropping from...

The VC Price Momentum Indicator Gold and Silver Weekly Futures Swing Trading Instructions April 28, 2017Signals are automatically generated by integrating electronic weekly statistics with...

Reminiscent of that classic 1970 LP "Déjà Vu" --(CSN&Y), Gold these days is quietly crooning the spacey tune "... and I feeeeel like I've been ... here before..." For as the above...

Silver futures price – Expected Propositional Trading Zone for the Week of May 1st, 2017.Have a Nice Trading Time Disclaimer: This analysis is purely based on the observations. I do not have any...

WTI Crude Oil Non-Commercial Positions: Large speculators and traders sharply decreased their net positions in the WTI crude oil futures markets last week following three weeks of gains, according to...