Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Investment: asset classes turning pointsSilver has seen its lows, and the Dow may blow-off to 19,700 by the end of next month, if it were to actually do so. I previously thought that such an event...

Weekly CFTC Net Speculator Crude Oil Report CFTC COT data shows speculators oil bets fell sharply lower last weekCRUDE OIL: Futures market traders and large Crude Oil speculators sharply cut their...

Weekly CFTC Net Speculator Gold Report Gold positions fall for fourth week to +126,171 large speculator contractsGOLD: Gold speculators and large futures traders decreased their gold bullish bets last...

Gold’s CoT data predictably improved again this week, but here I think some discussion is needed just in case it starts to get hyped too much.Below is the CoT on an improving trend of Commercial...

Natural gas prices vary widely — not just seasonally (electricity generation for summer air conditioning and winter heat create a familiar wave pattern to prices) but also regionally. It’s...

The Greek Eurozone creditors that have been keeping Greece afloat since 2010 have extended the country’s bailout by four months however it is only the beginning from what we see as a number of...

The US dollar eased this week when Janet Yellen of the Fed gave her semi-annual report on monetary policy to Congress.It was no surprise that Ms Yellen hinted at caution over interest rates due to...

Gold has shown limited movement on Friday, as the spot price stands at $1205.02 in the European session. On the release front, the US will issue its second estimate of GDP for Q4, with a forecast of...

CLCrude oil prices fell sharply on Thursday erasing all of February's gains as the price approaches a 52-week low. The quick drop in crude on Thursday came one day after the Energy Information...

Gold for Friday February 27, 2015Gold has done well over the last few days to enjoy some support at $1200 and rally higher to a one week high at $1220 before easing in recent hours. It is presently...

We have highlighted many head & shoulders bottom patterns during the past few months as oil and precious metals stocks have bottomed and begun to turn higher. I want to go into a bit more detail...

Farmland values remained stable during the fourth quarter in the Tenth Federal District amid falling grain prices and declining farm income. Irrigated farmland values reported a 0.8% annual increase...

My obsession with crude oil and energy stocks is well-documented. I wanted to talk a bit about this daily chart of the oil & gas explorers ETF, (NYSE:XOP).I see it going through these...

Gold rebounded to a new high for the week in overseas trading, buoyed by expectations that the Fed won’t be raising rates any time soon and interest from Asian buyers who are returning from the...