Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Soybeans edged higher but unexpectedly beat 1295/96 to top at 1305. We are overbought short term but could still continue higher today for a selling opportunity at 1314/16. It looks more than likely...

Corn just holding above 441/442 which may allow us to reach our selling opportunity at 444/445. This should hold the topside but shorts need stops above 448. If we continue higher look for the next...

Wheat for December continued lower as expected to our buying opportunity at 685/685. This held the downside as predicted and could hold again today but any longs need stops below 681 for a test of the...

If a person reads US newspapers, it is easy to get the impression that all of the world’s oil problems are over. But this is not really the case.An Overlooked Part of the Problem: High Oil...

Perhaps the most important energy story on the planet right now is the precarious situation for fuel rods stored in a damaged building at the Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan, site of the...

In this report I want to continue looking at the precious metals stock indexes and the consolidation patterns that have been building out since the June low. The reason I’m spending so much time...

Last week, we began an article on the Central Bank Death Dance, and made it part 1, [here]. The main premise we want to address is why the broadly known demand factors for gold and silver are not...

Gold Ratio ChartsIt was only recently that I looked at the Dow Jones Industrials/Gold ratio (DJI/Gold ratio). I wanted now to add another ratio that is often overlooked but is equally important. The...

The central bankers have no rudder, adrift in a sea of fiat, taking everybody with them. Witness Cyprus and Greece being forced to walk the plank. Those who choose to stay on this Ship of Fools will...

Something very strange is going on with crude when viewing the commitment of traders activity of hedgers vs speculators. Usually these two groups move opposite each other, but since the beginning of...

If it is fall, it must be conference season in Colorado. The Denver Gold Forum, held Sept 22–25, was an invitation-only event billed as featuring seven-eighths of the world's publicly traded...

$100 Paper Silver LionsOddly, and thanks in part to the rise of the precious metals ETF’s, large investment and banking institutions have continued to dispense with all manner of recommendation,...

Recently, Alexandre Gautier, the director of market operations at the central bank of France, was quoted saying, “We have no plan to sell gold.” Meanwhile, the director general of the...

I might as well come out and say it: I just don’t like gold as an investment at this time. Let me explain. At the moment, you could trade the yellow precious metal by buying on weakness and...