Commodities Analysis & Opinion

The oil market continues to trade in a large intra-day range and is struggling to find direction during this period of uncertainty for both supply and demand. Yesterday, the market took comfort in an...

Is the rally in natural gas cooling? In a sense, the answer may lie in the weather, which, on the contrary, is finally turning balmy in parts of the US where it matters.Officially, the so-called...

In short, practically everything that I wrote earlier this week and hear remains up-to-date. The profit-take levels in silver were hit, so those of you who chose to hold a short position in silver...

Ben Kramer-Miller, @TheWealthMiner, is a mining analyst, former newsletter writer and mining entrepeneur. He avoids investing in miners. He prefers royalty companies and exploration companies.

Oil Energy traders are bullish on oil prices again as China’s COVID situation shows signs of improving and after the dollar eased following a hot inflation report that did little to change...

After making its yearly high back in early March, we’ve seen XAU/USD make a few strong impulses down on the daily and weekly chart. While the last three weeks have shown strong bearishness, the...

Opposite winds tend to neutralize each other, but they can also lead to extraordinary phenomena. Are storms and hurricanes looming over the market?The two crude oil benchmarks (Brent and WTI) had...

Oil Higher While Gas Volatile Amid Ukraine Force MajeureOil prices are rallying on Wednesday after briefly dipping below $100. WTI fell back to around $98.20 before recovering to trade more than 3%...

XAU/USD traded higher today after it hit support at 1835, fractionally below the upside support line drawn from the low of Aug. 9. The fact that the metal remains above that line keeps the chances for...

EnergyOil sold off with risk assets on Monday, but it failed to follow equities higher yesterday. Instead, downward pressure on the market continued, which saw NYMEX WTI settle below...

Gold dipped to $1832 on Wednesday morning, pulling back to a critical support line in the form of the 200-day moving average, losing more than 11% from the peak levels reached in early March.Gold has...

Will gold fall beneath the $1,800-an-ounce support? Charts say yes, though bulls will likely be there to pull it back up quickly.With losses running for a fourth straight week, the yellow metal was...

Jared Dillian, editor of The Daily Dirtnap, a former trader for Lehman Brothers, joined us to discuss his views on gold, bonds and the stock market.He feels they are all tied together at the...