Commodities Analysis & Opinion

After a strong start to the year (Gold is up over $200 per ounce or 15% YTD), many investors have already concluded that the Gold’s bear market is now over. How do we know for sure? Well, no one...

I’ve shown you several comparison charts with the Gold Bugs Index, HUI, SPDR Gold Trust ETF, (GLD) and iShares Silver Trust ETF, (SLV) that shows they all tend to break out at roughly the same...

Everyone knows that when a potential employer makes a job offer, the salary or wage he or she proposes isn't what you'll be taking home. What you'll take home is your net pay. The number the employer...

Gold prices jumped slightly higher this morning following the Crimean vote which pushed the region 1 step closer to secession. Voting results reflected a 80% turnout and 93% in favor for annexation....

Summary The dollar broke major support levels signaling lower prices are possible. More uncertainty regarding U.S. monetary policy not supportive for the U.S. dollar. The gold and silver markets are...

Chart 1: Gold continues to lead Silver out of the recent December lows The first chart shows the overall topping process and the unfolding bear market in both Gold and Silver. Let us remember that...

Investors are beginning to trade paper for real assets and figures suggest that the move is just gaining momentum! The world we live in today is a changed world. It has changed from what it was a...

As we head into the weekend, all commodities markets have eyes on Sunday's referendum on Crimea. A further escalation in the crisis could have implications for the energy and grains market given...

Ahead of Crimea’s referendum on Sunday, the gold price is set to complete its longest weekly rally since 2011. Yesterday it rose to a six-month high as Western sanctions on Russia were...

Gold traded below a four-month high in New York as investors weighed the crisis in Ukraine and the outlook for the U.S. economy before employment data due tomorrow. Palladium was near the highest...

The week’s biggest mover on the weekly Raw Steels MMI® was the steel billet 3-month price, which saw a 12.7 percent increase on the LME to $400.00 per metric ton. This comes on the heels of...

The FT is not alone in reporting the rout going on in the copper market. Copper By The Numbers Prices tumbled more than 2.5% to a low of $6,470 per ton. Since Thursday, copper for three-month delivery...