Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Confidence from OPEC’s November production deal buoyed oil markets through the end of 2016. Now that 2017 has arrived, the oil market is showing signs of waning optimism.In order to keep the...

The year that has just wrapped up was once again volatile for energy prices. In 2016, WTI and Brent oil prices rose 46% and 53% respectively. The increase for the two main refined products was even...

Copper prices retraced in December. After the huge price run in November we were expecting to see some profit taking as prices need to digest gains.So far, the decline has been limited, with prices...

It's time again for our weekly gasoline update based on data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The price of Regular and Premium are up a penny each from last week. According to...

Key Points: Price action hinting at some near-term downside risks. $50 mark could receive a serious challenge in the coming week. US inventories data could spark the forecasted tumble on its...

You could say gold miners struck gold in 2016. The group, as measured by the NYSE ARCA Gold Miners Index, finished the year up an amazing 55 percent, handily beating all other asset classes shown...

Gold posted considerable gains on Monday, erasing the losses that marked the Friday session. In North American trade, the spot price for one ounce is $1182.58. It’s a quiet start for releases,...

Crude oil remains confined within a sideways, contractionary, range-bound market off of its Jan. 3 high at $55.24, with key support lodged between $52.50 down to $51.25, which must contain any...

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Crude oil and the dollar have been generally moving in the same direction since Donald Trump was elected president. OPEC production cuts and strong US demand has offset the dollar influence on the...

Although gold is attempting to turn around its fortunes once more, it's just not ready yet from a neoclassical technical analysis point of view. Here's a short video in a continuing series of "Two...

Oil is down nearly 2.5% as I write due to concern that U.S. producers will be ramping up their output due to stronger prices. For weeks, now, crude oil has been in a very tight range of only about $2....

Folks, prepare to get schooled on how bull markets work.The Philadelphia Gold/Silver index.

Fund rebalancing in wheat over deteriorating crop concerns in key hard red winter wheat states sent wheat futures to new multi week highs this week. Wheat's gains come on fears of winterkill and...