Commodities Analysis & Opinion

It was a solid week for markets and many stocks are doing very, very well as we run into the holidays as so often happens. There are some hefty gains going on right now and we’re right in the...

We have seen the perfect storm come down on gold and silver this past week with the Fed taper, Congress agreement on the budget for two years and higher than expected GDP, but there is another reason...

A smattering of random information on Quarterly Expiration. I've NEVER seen WTI implied options volatility lower. Front month ATM = 14%. March = 15%. Back in late March (2013) Crude vol was nearly...

If you've been bearish on Coffee since 2011, you've been on the right side of the trade as Coffee has lost 66% of its value in a couple of years.Due to long-term Fibonacci support and extreme...

There are many aspects to the success of a rare earth element (REE) deposit being developed into a mine. Yet the question arises: Why are so many REE projects not put into production while standing...

The Fed decision was the catalyst for the final breakdown in precious metals. On Thursday Gold closed at a new low, below $1200 and the gold shares also closed at a new low. Last week we wrote:...

Brent crude oil looked poised to end the week with a gain, despite its slip below $110. The commodity traded at $109.92 at 5:31 GMT on Friday morning.Brent prices were under some pressure earlier in...

Last year around this time, gold was about $450 an ounce more expensive. Back then, it was even speculated that gold was heading towards the $2,000 mark, but instead the downward slope began the...

Silver collapsed to our target of 1920/19 & continued lower to 1909. Above 1926/28 today we meet resistance at 1936/40 which could hold a move higher. However on a break look for a selling...

Natural Gas unexpectedly tore higher through 4395/00 to reach 4475. We are overbought short term so may see profit taking down to 4435/30. If this does not hold the downside look for a buying...

Gold hit the target of 1201/99 & continued lower as predicted towards 1180. However we bottomed just above at 1185. The previous low is at 1180.71. We could be witnessing the formation of a double...

Brent Crude beat 109.40/50 & shot to our target of 110.30/40 with a high for the day expected & we topped almost exactly here at 110.53. This trade worked perfectly as we sold off to our first...

Gold collapsed through support at 1211 yesterday, tumbling below 1200 and making a low of 1187 yesterday at the bottom boundary of the down trend channel.The sell off has brought gold perilously close...

December 20, 2013 14:40The U.S. Comex gold futures plunged 3.35% to $1,193.60 on Thursday after the Fed has announced a small tapering on Wednesday. This was the largest percentage decline since 26...