Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Both Brent crude oil and WTI crude have returned to middle of their respective ranges that have prevailed for the past couple of months. The focus among traders continues to switch between...

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) met on June 5, and it’s clear that the current trends in the global oil market will remain steady.First, OPEC – led by Saudi Arabia...

Today’s Binary Options Trading Strategy:• Commodity: Silver • Timeframe: H4 (Hourly Chart) • Binary Option Trading Recommendation: Seek binary call options on dips below 15.95...

During my twelve years of trading virtually every financial market and instrument imaginable, I have learned that the best trades are anticipated and prepared for days, weeks, and sometimes months in...

CLCrude oil prices dropped with talks on a debt package for Greece at an apparent standstill. Greece and representatives from the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European...

Even the paper of record for the oil industry, Oil & Gas Journal, got it wrong. With the release of the latest BP (LONDON:BP) Statistical Review of World Energy, media outlets appeared to be...

Gold – Monday, June 15th, 2015In the last couple of weeks, gold has been content to trade around the key $1180 level, which is where it presently sits. During last week, it rallied well to move...

See the purple rectangle in the weekly chart of WTI Oil below. There we can see that price has been trading in a fairly tight range for the past six weeks. Is this a sign that the market is gearing up...

The price of crude has been holding steady lately, despite the occasional up and down swing, and despite various expert voices predicting gloom and doom, or oil above $100 again. Above and beyond the...

Gold remains deeply out of favor, languishing near major lows. Traders are still convinced gold is going nowhere, and want nothing to do with it. But provocatively, that’s par for the course in...

Markets were strong, then stalled, and then ended the week on a weak note.I remain in cash, except I did take one small position Wednesday, and it is working well, but I have tight stops since this...

Coal prices in the US are collapsing. The September Appalachian coal futures contract gave up over 2% on Friday as the industry faces unprecedented challenges. Source: barchart One can see the...

Silver prices have basically gone nowhere over the past several years. But, all of a sudden, hedge funds are piling into the precious metal.Their net long position in silver is now north of $4...

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