Commodities Analysis & Opinion

The Big ShortOil traders have one of their largest December short positions in history as Iran vows to pump more oil into an oversupplied market. On top of that, natural gas crashed to the lowest...

Gold trades below moving averages 20 and 50 and below 1078.0 as well, which should trigger bearish actions with stability of RSI below 50.00, but signals on ADX are very weak due to moving above...

Oil: Trading above 1065.00 and 1062.00 stopped the bearishness and thus, we should be patient and we will be waiting for a convenient signal to enter the market. Consecutive bearish signs appear on...

As you well know, the main cause of the commodities meltdown has been China’s slowdown. Since China makes up half of the world’s demand for commodities, the economic slowdown means lower...

“That [half a dollar of buying] frenzy was not stackers lining up to buy phyz. It was speculators buying paper.Why does that matter? Speculators, who typically use leverage, can’t hold the...

The word play in the title is in reference to the ridiculous fuss over COMEX gold inventory and other promotions masquerading as fundamentals put out by cartoons masquerading as analysis.30-year year...

Query: Come this Wednesday, 16 December, shall the Policy Statement from the Federal Open Market Committee confirm their having voted to nick the Federal Reserve Bank's overnight lending rate from...

By all accounts, the world is awash with oil: production remains high while demand is softening along with the global economy. This has led many observers to forecast further declines in oil from the...

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.― Isaac Asimov Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays...

The energy markets are tanking and are at levels that have not been seen since “The Recession” of 2009. Opinions are divided on the effects of the fall. Some say it is good for consumers,...

Markets were holding up for most of the week until Friday, when they finally released to the downside.While markets were holding up all week, I noted over and over again that stocks were not acting so...

N:SLV – on sell 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...

February gold settles 1075.7, down $8.40 for the week of December 7, 2015 through December 11thGold posted another losing week, running its streak to seven out of the last weeks for gold posting...

David Crane Resigns In case you missed it David Crane resigns Thursday and the stock gets hammered on Friday to the likes of almost 20% at one point in trading, putting in a low print of $8.81....