Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Energy has been a volatile sector in 2020. The price of NYMEX crude oil futures fell into negative territory on April 20 when the May contract expired, and longs had nowhere to store the petroleum. In...

China has started calling Donald Trump’s bluff on trade threats, but the measured response by the commodity markets concerned shows that investors are playing it sensibly instead of swallowing...

If OPEC has its way, the May rally in oil could morph into a June one. But before that, U.S. protesters could be having their way.A week of mass demonstrations across the United States after the...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com  A rough time for coffee producers in 2018 and 2019 Brazil is the leader in output 2008-2011 could provide clues for the soft...

The summer season began last weekend with the Memorial Day holiday in the United States. It was a spring season to forget in the U.S. and around the world. The global pandemic kept us in our homes,...

It’s been almost seven weeks since the so-called “historic” OPEC+ production cut deal, and OPEC+ is gearing up for another meeting on June 9 and 10.On April 12, OPEC+ members agreed...

Investors run from volatility, while traders embrace periods where price variance increases. The natural gas futures market has been ground zero for traders in search of volatile price action since...

We have been bullish on gold since April 7, when the precious metal completed a bullish pattern. Since then, we've reiterated that call in a number of posts.Yet it’s been 50 days since our...

The crude oil market is like a complicated jigsaw puzzle. The pieces alone do not reveal the big picture for the energy commodity. However, putting them together can begin to uncover a landscape that...

So, did U.S. drivers do the deed?Despite rising U.S. coronavirus cases and pleas for socializing in small numbers, crowds still flocked to America’s favorite hot spots for Memorial Day in an...

In case, you’re wondering: Palladium is still alive, and it’s next wave, like the COVID-19, is coming—though in a good way.Having beat gold prices last year, palladium has...

“Exuberance” is now the word of the week in oil market news. According to the Wall Street Journal on Monday, “oil’s future looks bright.”That’s remarkable, because...

Natural gas bulls have persevered, pulling the market back from the worst two-week loss since March, after a devastating blow dealt to LNG shipments from coronavirus shutdowns. While the crisis...

A month ago, almost every investor we knew was souring on oil. Ethanol, the bioefuel mandated as additive to motor fuels in many countries, was even further from everyone’s mind. Now, with...