Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Amid uncertain times, natural gas futures traders seem to be unsure about the direction of prices as the futures market met selling sprees on every upward move. Despite more than 90% of positions...

A monthly chart view of the gold price projects a break to the blue sky, but needs to confirm a breakout first (and endure the noise of an ‘in the bag’ banking sector)Lately, gold has been...

Despite setback dealt by March NFP, upside momentum has seized gold  Cooling inflation, bets for Fed pause has underpinned new rally Futures have reached $15 short of record high, spot price $25...

The likelihood of hot temperatures ahead in the US and Europe could result in a sharp reversal in natural gas prices as the bottom-testing at $2 seems to be near completion.Analysis of the movements...

It’s been a decade since gold outperformed the stock market on a steady basis.2018-2019 was strong, but precious metals couldn’t keep the momentum going. Today’s chart looks at...

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and its oil-producing country peers, recently announced their intention to cut production in May 2023 and for the remainder of the...

China’s oil demand growth is expected to slow down, while India’s should accelerate in the coming years. India’s fuel consumption hit a new record in March, largely due to increased...

After a woeful 2023 start, silver has been keeping pace with gold’s momentum Jeff Clark of TheGoldAdvisor.com is calling for a peak of $30/oz for silver Chartist Sunil Kumar Dixit has major...

Last Week’s ObservationsNatural gas futures hit a new low on Apr. 5 after a steep slide on the announcement of a meager weekly withdrawal, which makes the storage 32% higher than a year ago and...

Central banks accumulated gold at the fastest pace on record in the first two months of 2023, according to a report by the World Gold Council’s (WGC) Krishan Gopaul. In January and February,...

Uncertainty about the Federal Reserve's next move on rates is causing caution in the commodities market, particularly for gold and oil Inflation data due this week, along with the Fed's minutes of...

Real gold mining macro fundamentals matter. A lot. Here is a list of things that don’t matter, or at least shouldn’t matter when considering a bullish view of the gold stock sector (GDX,...

Saudi Arabia's surprise production cut was targeted at short sellers. While Saudi energy ministers dislike futures trading's role in the oil market, it helps increase liquidity. Meanwhile, water has...

For those who may not remember the action we experienced in the metals market back in the summer of 2011, the market was going parabolic at the time, with some days seeing $50 increases. And the only...