Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Natural gas prices have declined four times in five sessions while hitting near three-year highs in the same stretch. To bears, it’s a sign the extraordinary bull party that has prevailed since...

Another day, another decline in junior miners—and another increase in profits from short positions in them. Shouldn’t we expect a rebound though?Well, no. The rebound already happened in...

Recently, I suggested that gold was looking fragile. If it should break to the downside, then $1,700 per ounce looked as though it might be threatened. That has, indeed, been the case. The collapse of...

Oil prices were steady before a report that showed the Biden administration is now pleading with OPEC to raise oil production to save the global economic recovery. OK, a pleading may be a strong word,...

Pressure On Copper Continues While copper prices received some support from improving economic prospects as a result of increased infrastructure spending in the United States, the situation in...

It’s the dilemma for anyone peering into a market that’s taken off without them. Is there still time to join the party, without getting burned? For ​​sugar, the answer...

Should We Be More Concerned About Oil Sell-Off?Oil has endured a rough week since peaking on the final trading day of July just shy of last month’s high. Crude's surge towards multi-year highs...

Oil prices are coming back in pure turnaround Tuesday fashion on hopes that maybe, just maybe, the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus might not be as big a threat to global demand that traders feared...

The US economy added almost 1 million jobs in July, building solid ground for tapering. Meanwhile, the PMs’ sandy foundations crumbled spectacularly.Another blow to gold! July’s nonfarm...

Gold Spot crashed $80 in minutes overnight. Either someone had to liquidate a large position immediately or someone in Asia sold more than they were supposed to! Gold overran key resistance at 1735/40...

Crude and Brent oil prices have been under intense sell-off pressure during the past few days as investors are largely concerned about the rise in delta cases and slowing oil demand in...

Gold recovered most of its early Monday morning flash crash losses but still finished the day down 1.90% at $1729.50 an ounce. Gold traced out some anemic gains in Asia, rising 0.25% to $1733.50 an...

Asset classes are going their own ways now regarding their assessment of the risks of the Delta-variant. Oil markets continued falling overnight as energy markets fret about future consumption...

Since the middle of June, the establishments have managed to smash gold and silver down to multi month lows based upon equivocal headline news. What we saw at the open on Sunday night in Asia was...