Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Chart 1: Agricultural prices have completely reversed this year's rally Agricultural commodities from Wheat to Soybeans, and from Sugar to Cotton, are going through extremely strong selling...

The blackout that struck the Northeastern region of the United States in 2003 left 50 million people without power.Initially, the blackout was caused by a few high-voltage power lines shutting down...

Oil has been playing on techincals for some time, and last night after the US oil data, we saw a massive plummet as it drove down to close well below the bullish trend line in play. So when technicals...

Crude oil continues to decline was fundamental supply and demand replace geopolitical stress and tensions. Crude oil is trading at 101.81 down by 48 cents while Brent oil dipped 5 cents to exchange at...

Crude OilCrude futures fell on Wednesday despite an upbeat supply report in the U.S., as investors continued to unwind positions pricing in the possibility of supply disruptions in Iraq. Crude drops...

The most western Canadian province of BC continues to attract capital from some the largest and most sophisticated metals and mining shops on the globe.  This time it’s Itochu Corp....

Oil prices plunged in Asia on Thursday, extending its longest losing streak in four years, weighed down by reports showing fuel demand decreased despite a gradual recovery in the world’s largest...

Oil prices continued to move firmly lower once again in yesterday’s oil trading session with the WTI futures contract for August closing at $102.29 per barrel, and ending with a wide spread down...

Crude Oil technicals are not looking great, as the speculative accounts are becoming increasingly net long WTI futures. This is “fast money” chasing a quick Iraq-driven spike. What if...

Those familiar with Jesse Livermore and the book Reminiscences of a Stock Operator know who Old Turkey is. He was Mr. Partridge, an old trader who dispensed great wisdom in few words. Those at the...

Gold future bullish pressures re-energizingA strong push through 1324 and 1326 after prior rebounds from 1314 and 1312 ahead of the early July spike low at 1309, leaves a solid up trend within...

Like iron ore, coal is a raw material that’s been under scrutiny in India for a while now.Coal mines, like their iron ore counterparts, are mired in controversy in the world’s largest...

Gold – Forming Consistent Higher Lows in Consolidation As we’ve been talking about for weeks, the corrective consolidation phase the precious metal is in supports the overall bullish...

Chris Mancini, an analyst with the Gabelli Gold Fund, spends his days finding value in gold equities—and he thinks he's found a recipe for success. Take a long-term outlook, add excellent...