Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Delayed gratification is said to be a sign of maturity. By that standard OPEC at age 55 demonstrated its maturity this week as it left oil production quotas for its members unchanged. It did so in the...

When gasoline prices were at their highest, fuel-efficient vehicles were in major demand in the United States. And sales of gas-guzzling vehicles declined.Back in June 2014, the Consumer Federation of...

After gold and silver topped in 2011, many have been looking for a sustainable rally to trade, or exit long term positions. Yet the decline in the precious metals has been generally steady, except for...

About a week ago, I wrote a short piece detailing the excessively lopsided long position in the silver market, noting at that time that anyone who was long needed to be paying very close attention to...

Our song and dance of a week ago concluded with a calculation for gold's realistically reaching the 1400s -- before this year is out -- based upon these two assumptions: 1) the low thus far holds...

Gold and silver are going to close down for the third consecutive day and the third consecutive week. As we pen this on Friday, Gold bounced from $1162/oz and could close near $1170/oz while silver...

Crude Oil has been consolidating since making a high (62.58) in the early part of May. The last 5 weeks have stayed within a $6 range, with the extremes of the range occurring in the 1st week and this...

Markets began to act sloppy this week and began to break below breakout levels late in the week.I locked in all my gains Thursday and am now in an all cash position and looking for a little...

Today was one of those days where from a micro perspective, things didn’t go as planned. The dollar and both gold and silver fell today. Personally, this may represent a time to get long gold...

Due to the confiscation of gold by the Roosevelt Administration in 1933, there remains an undercurrent of concern among gold owners that the US government or another major government will confiscate...

As I watched the Greek drama unfold, it occurred to me that this episode represents a cautionary tale for the gold standard cheerleaders who would like to return to an era of rigid monetary policy and...

Fundamental Forecast for Gold: NeutralGold, Crude Oil Drop from Ranges as SPX 500 Breaks Trend Support Gold Oscillates Around Year Open Price Gold prices tumbled for a third consecutive week, with the...

Weekly CFTC Commitment of Traders Crude Oil ReportCFTC COT data shows speculator’s oil bets rose last weekWTI Crude Oil Non-Commercial Positions: Futures market traders and large oil speculators...

Weekly CFTC Net Speculator Gold ReportGold speculative positions dipped lower last weekGOLD Non-Commercial Positions: Gold speculator and large futures traders very slightly trimmed their gold bullish...