Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Regular readers may recognize the design as our logo. Each “M” is made of a single piece of wood. They are stained or painted in the correct colors. The minute hand is silver and the hour...

Many energy analysts like to make predictions at the end of the year for the coming year. Instead, I'll point to five possible surprises in energy--surprises because few people expect them to happen....

Tis quite the question, that title, with but four trading days in the balance for 2015. Of late, gold is giving -- the appearance anyway -- of at least basing for year's end into which we are racing....

N:SLV – on buy signal. Silver remains on major sell signal, however, prices are now at 200ema support and a major buy signal can materialize in the months ahead. Speculation has reached levels...

An explanation for why I think the Fed and big banks were and are behind the manipulation of the gold market. It has nothing to do with propping up the dollar and everything to do with preventing the...

Stainless steel base prices are now certain to rise in January. North American Stainless (NAS), the stainless market leader and lowest-cost producer, announced on December 18th a flat-rolled stainless...

WTI Crude continues to move upwards, as crude futures trade at $38.05 per barrel in Thursday’s North American session. In the US, Unemployment Claims edged down to 267 thousand, beating the...

Okay, so don’t actually drink oil, or gasoline for that matter. That’s a bad idea and we both know it. But what you might not already know is why oil prices are so incredibly cheap! The...

Oil inclined yesterday, breaching the main resistance of the descending channel, but it trades near 37.75, which is a decisive level for intraday trading. ADX is positive, while moving averages...

WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil showed plenty of volatility over the course of 2015, as oil prices have plunged some 31%, as of the first week in December. As we prepare to bid adieu to the...

Gold futures posted a sizable rally Friday, but still finished last week lower making it the eighth week out of nine that gold has posted losses. Gold’s rally on Friday of over $15.00 was most...

Falling commodity prices are not necessarily bad for the US economy and certainly a falling commodity market since 2011 hasn’t stopped the US stock market from rising. But that might have...

The rest of the world may soon be affected by decreasing steel export prices in China as the world’s largest producer finds itself tightening its belt in the face of plummeting demand.Colin...

WTI Crude is subdued on Wednesday, as crude futures trade at $37.05 per barrel in the North American session. In the US, it has been a busy day on the release front. Core Durable Goods Orders came in...