Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Oil: Trading remains choppy below 50.00 psychological, but above 48.90, which makes neutrality favored. Any break below 48.90 will be bearish. But, we will avoid trading until oil breaches through...

As the June 2 OPEC meeting approaches, the big question oil watchers are asking is, “Does OPEC still matter?” The answer, however unpopular, is, “yes, OPEC still matters.”...

The voice of complacency says no pullback in gold. Anyone who took profits will not get a chance to reenter. Here is the chart.Clearly this analyst was expecting gold to soon take out the 2014 high....

$50 per barrel oil is clearly less impossible to live with than $30 per barrel oil, because most businesses cannot make a profit with $30 per barrel oil. But is $50 per barrel oil helpful?I would...

NG marginally above its 200-day SMA for the first time in about 1 1/2 yearsOriginal post

Gold: some rebound could be expectedOriginal post

Two factors dragged metal prices down this month. First, the Chinese government recently played down expectations of further stimulus while fighting speculation by increasing margins and fees for...

As the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will not likely succeed at its second attempt to convince the major oil kingpins to act on the oversupply concern in the market, oil...

US crude is unchanged on Monday, continuing the lack of movement which has characterized the commodity since late last week. Crude is trading at $49.47 in the North American session. Brent crude is...

No term has brought up more discussion in the pages of MetalMiner than Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)‘s insistence that the F-150 pickup truck is made of “military grade” aluminum.On...

Since early February I have visually described my position and mental framework in the precious metals market as being “Cool as a Cucumber”. This has served me well as it has allowed me to...

Only a close above the neckline resistance and the 100-day SMA ($1,225 area) will improve gold's technical pictureOriginal Post

DOWNTREND CHANNELIn early April, Gold Shares prices attempted to break above the Downtrend Channel (see red circle), if succeeded, that would've been the start of something. But with failed breakout...

Sugar's overall trend, revealed by trends of price, leverage, and time, is defined and discussed in the COT Matrix.Chart