Commodities Analysis & Opinion

This is for all of the energy junkies out there – and you know who you are – who follow every dip and swing in the oil market, can name a dozen shale oil producers, and have a personal...

Last summer I drew attention to the horrific bear market in gold and gold mining stocks suggesting, “it’s time to get greedy in the gold market.” Since then, gold has found its...

April crude oil had an uneventful day on Thursday as headlines that Iran hasn’t agreed to commit to a production freeze was met by ECB stimulus. The overnight session languished as traders...

Crude oil is trading at the highs but we need to be aware of a possible bearish reversal into a new correction in sessions ahead as we see price in fifth wave of an extended wave three. At the same...

This article notes that the technical situation for the gold price has sharply improved, to the evident surprise of many mainstream analysts. It discusses possible reasons behind the turnaround, and...

From a period of time beginning in 2003 through 2014, the cash price of live cattle went up by nearly 100 points/lb. In a period of roughly 14-15 months, the market has given back half of that. Even...

Canada, bucking an international trend that has seen central banks become net buyers of gold since 2010, has sold off all its official gold holdings. Canada’s official international reserves...

A new white paper written by Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist for INTL FCStone Financial, discusses the consequence of the strong dollar of the last two years on the volatility of grain...

Three weeks ago, the seasonal switch in the crude complex took place. And it’s been rally on ever since. But now, that rally is losing steam. Here’s the technical picture for why: On the...

Americans are guzzling gasoline like crazy. Oil prices spiked as gasoline demand spiked after the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that gasoline demand is running at 9.3 million...

Good Morning!Rumors mills are saying farmers intend to plant more Soybeans than Corn. We will get an education on March 31 with the Planting Intentions report. In the overnight electronic session the...

Gas demand has gone crazy! Americans are guzzling gasoline like crazy. Oil prices spiked as gasoline demand spiked after the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that gasoline demand is...

This really isn’t a question of ‘if’ you need to invest in crude oil. It is actually a question of ‘when’ you should do it. Let’s look at the long-term...

Gold headed lower exactly as predicted to the target and most important support of the day at 1246/45. As expected we bottomed almost exactly here, and longs worked perfectly as we shot higher to...