Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Hourly ChartPrice action in Crude Oil is interesting. Despite strong sell-off seen in US10Y, Gold and US Stocks, WTI Crude prices remain above 93.3. However, price isn't outright bullish either, as...

Looking at the chart of silver from today’s point of view, we see that at the end of the previous week, the white metal (similarly to gold) moved higher after Federal Reserve Chair Nominee Janet...

Buyers took the day off yesterday and let the sellers slice through 1250 and come within striking distance of trendline support evident at 1236. We have seen lows of 1242. Both the short and medium...

CLCrude was little changed as the Federal Reserve said it might reduce stimulus “in coming months,” countering a report that showed fuel consumption climbed to a five-year high. Prices...

Momentum seems to be growing in talks over Iran’s nuclear programme as negotiations between Iran and the so-called P5+1 continue today. Further progress could mean an easing of the sanctions on,...

The fundamentals tell Stefan Ioannou, mining analyst with Haywood Securities, that the outlook is good for copper and zinc in the midterm, while for nickel, stronger-for-longer is the watchword. In...

An unfortunate gas explosion has, “killed as many as 25 people in an illegal gold mine in eastern Guinea, area that holds some of the West African country’s largest gold reserves.”A...

According to the World Gold Council (WGC), demand for gold bullion in the third quarter was 869 tonnes. (Source: World Gold Council, November 14, 2013.) And in the quarter, central banks purchased 93...

Both Gold and Oil are now on a downward trend. Oil continues to trade inside the downward sloping trend channel that started from $109 which continues to put pressure on Oil prices. The decline has...

Silver and other precious metals just can’t seem to get a break. There are several reasons one can think of for their lackluster performance: 1) the supposed Fed taper 2) a skyrocketing stock...

Like gold, silver hasn’t had a great 2013. For that matter, it really hasn’t done much the last three years. What is now, in my opinion, a long-term down trend, it's good to look at the...

A big drop in gasoline prices brought the US inflation rate for October, as measured by year-on-year change in the consumer price index, to just 0.95 percent, its lowest level in four years. The y-o-y...

A look at the energy markets shows that the prices of the US benchmark oil (WTI) and the international or European benchmark oil (Brent) have been falling since the middle of August 2013. These are...

Since reaching a high just above 90 cents/lb. in mid-August cotton futures have been on a downward trajectory giving up nearly 15%. In the March contract, futures have found a value zone just below 78...