Commodities Analysis & Opinion

It's been my opinion for the last several weeks that gold formed an intermediate degree bottom on December 31. That being said I'm still a bit nervous that the sector could suffer another manipulation...

Which pickup truck wins the Most Iconic Truck in America?Consider this: some 33 million Ford F-150s have been made over the years and over 11 million are said to be still on the road.Last year, Ford...

What will it take to turn the gold market around? One would think it would be obvious that fundamentals are not the answer, while so many believe that fundamentals rule. We are reminded of the...

Here's another update of our Value Trap series that contrasts the precious metals miners with the biggest value trap of the previous cycle - the financials. Broadly speaking, the comparative looked at...

Gold has been moving sideways within the limits of the long-term downtrend since June’s low. It’s possible that the July-August upswing and the September-December downswing are legs of a...

Gold firmed in early New York trading to retest the high from earlier in the week at 1255.35, despite a push in the dollar index to new eight-week highs. The greenback was bolstered by fresh...

The gold price has been subdued this week as a result of better-than-expected data from the US economy and US stock-index performances which are either near or at record (or multi-year) highs.Both US...

Investors’ interest in silver is starting to rebound after last year’s carnage. As capital prepares to return to this beaten-down asset, many investors are wondering how to game silver...

Silver (SI, SLV) has fallen hard from its peak price at nearly $50 per ounce and with some stabilization just over $19 an ounce investors are hoping that the worst may be over. After all a 60% haircut...

In a quiet week of trading, gold is a handful-of-dollars down after moving in a narrow $20 range all week, with the 200 hour MA providing support.The down trend remains the dominant force in the...

Ever since they bottomed in mid-December, miners have been on a tear. Until yesterday, I was skeptical, but now that GDX and GDXJ have completely blown up their last levels of resistance, I’d...

Gold prices remained steady for the past 60 hours, trading mostly between 1,237 - 1,245. Prices just stayed flat despite bearish risk trends yesterday even though a clear bearish response was made...

Gold held steady early Friday, but was set to post its first weekly slump in four as better-than-expected data from the world’s largest economy offset the metal’s safe-haven appeal. The...

Crude oil advanced on Friday heading for its first weekly gains since late December after gaining support from a deeper-than-expected draw in US stockpiles. The EIA report on Wednesday showed that...