Commodities Analysis & Opinion

WTI Crude Oil looks to have extended lower out of the bullish trend line that formed a large consolidation pattern. If the breakout holds, it could spell disaster for the Oil bulls and the six year...

At this time of year, with Xmas fast approaching, I am reminded of the classic Yuletide song Silver Bells, composed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans and first performed by Bob Hope. However, given the...

Silver is down 10 days in the row since we recommended shorting itSource: Bar Chart (edited by Short Side of Long) At the end of October we highlighted the risks on Precious Metals assets. From the...

Although the International Energy Agency's latest warning of future energy security risks doesn't mention the Keystone XL pipeline, it provides important context for assessing President Obama's...

View crude oil fundamentals at face value reveals a product that has overwhelming supply and solid demand. Crude oil stocks are currently at 80-year highs, and are is no sign that they are poised to...

I know that after four years of bear market, at this point everyone has basically given up on gold and left it for dead. But I can say with 100% certainty that every bear market eventually ends, just...

Gold short term outlook negative, and holding below 1137 targets 1130/29, then 1123/22. This area is a strong short term buying opportunity and could see a low for the week. First resistance at...

WTI crude 4675/85 is key resistance again today. A break above 4710, however, should target 4760/70. Watch for a high for the day here. However, if we see another short squeeze, look for the next...

A sharp bounce on WTI last week suggests that market found a temporary bottom, and most likely completed wave (i). We know that after first impulse is done market will make a three wave retracement....

Gold has suffered at the hands of the Fed recently as they talk up the prospect of a rate rise at the December meeting. The slide could be halted as the precious metal looks for support along the...

Headlines are shouting that the world is in the grips of a massive deflationary spiral, but you would never believe it when retail prices keep rising, especially for groceries. Yes, gasoline prices...

We've known all along that gold was going to test the triangle trend line during this daily cycle correction. Yet now that it's happening, everyone seems surprised.This is what happens in order for...

Trading gold need not be as onerous or capital intensive as it once was, as many of the MT4 brokers now offer the precious metal on their platforms, along with other metals and markets. And indeed the...

Last week, aluminum prices on the London Metal Exchange fell below $1,500 per metric ton for the first time in more than 6 years.Traders fretted about the likelihood of large surpluses of LME aluminum...