Commodities Analysis & Opinion

WTI crude oil at the peak of the 2008 crisis traded at about 140.20 in January 2008 then dropped to 41.68 lows by January 2009. WTI then corrected to 113.93 in January 2011, 107.07 in January 2012 and...

Gold settled out the week yesterday (Friday) at 1233.7. Why the decimal point precision? Because gold also settled at that exact 1233.7 level some two months ago on 25 February, upon which day silver...

Natural Gas still profiting from the bear trap induced rally, but is likely to face some serious resistance around current levels. Original post

Gold is on the upper end of the price channel of the last 3 years. Original post

The week was pretty quiet in the end with consolidation now taking place in many stocks and the leading indexes.A few weeks or more of rest would be the best case scenario for stocks at the moment and...

iShares Silver (NYSE:SLV) – on buy signal. Silver remains on major sell signal, however, prices are now at 200ema support and a major buy signal can materialize in the months...

June gold settles 1230.0, down $5.80 for the week of April 22, 2016Gold prices ranged up sharply this week only to see the rallies sold into as the dollar recovered. There was some chatter that...

Silver officially entered a new bull market this week, decisively crossing the necessary +20% threshold. Speculators and investors alike are returning as awareness spreads of how radically undervalued...

Midwest is drier in western areas Sunday and Monday. Drier weather in central and southern areas this weekend will favor corn and soybean planting, while showers in northwestern areas should improve...

A Sloper was kind enough to offer this post about precious metals, which I appreciate!Today’s post will be chart-heavy and text-light. I just want to highlight all of the chart breakouts...

Weekly Large Trader COT Report: WTI Crude Oil WTI Crude Oil Non-Commercial Positions: Futures market traders and large oil speculators sharply raised their overall bullish bets in WTI oil futures last...

Weekly Large Trader COT Report: Gold Gold speculative positions moved up last week to +216,837 contracts GOLD Non-Commercial Positions: Gold speculator and large futures traders raised their gold...

The financial system is sitting on the edge of a cliff, and an increasing number of investors are beginning to realize it. I hear more and more evidence from contacts in the financial and precious...

Russia said it will increase oil production without a deal with Saudi Arabia and other Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries members, and the U.K. has reluctantly agreed to subsidize a deal to...