Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Some investors fear the potential of a recession and bear market to push gold and gold stocks lower.In this video we review the history between gold and gold stocks to the stock market and opine...

While Europe condemns Russia's actions, other countries take advantage of the turmoil and buy oil at a discount. Are any of the sanctions even effective?Crude oil prices jumped more than 3% on Monday,...

Gold is still running on the war fumes, but its last moves bring to mind only bearish associations. Worse yet, a rising dollar appeared on the horizon.On the technical front, we saw that the Junior...

Joe Biden is running out of options. Already there are signs that his release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) will fail to have his desired effect on prices. Why are we not surprised? Is it...

Even before Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, stocks were already facing their first headwind, as inflation began accelerating. That risk continues as inflation recently spiked to 40-year highs...

One of last year’s hottest commodities is doing just so-so this year. Arabica, the premium coffee bean, whose prices were steaming for most of 2021, is barely in rally mode now. Meanwhile,...

Oil steadies as IEA prepares details of reserve releaseOil prices have pulled back considerably since peaking last month in the early days of the invasion. Declines over the last couple of weeks have...

The calm of the last three weeks has resulted in a risk-on environment. This, in turn, has led to a nice recovery rally in stocks. For the time being, volatility has subsided. However, we believe...

The energy sector has retreated markedly from its highs in the first days of March but remains a hot topic for markets. Europe’s gas market survived several bouts of fear that it would be...

A surprise truce to the Yemen war could complicate oil’s rebound from its worst weekly decline in two years, as the pact by Houthi rebels not to attack Saudi oil facilities removes a key...

Oil prices are highly likely to remain volatile this week as the crude oil price violated an important support level of $100. The move was the result of investors reacting to the massive strategic oil...

Brent crude declined about $3 from its opening price on Thursday, Mar. 31, following reports that the American government might release a million barrels of reserves daily. Meanwhile OPEC+ agreed as...

Silver against the US dollar has been relatively stable since the middle of March, around $25. Participants generally expect two double-step hikes from the Fed into the middle of June, which has hurt...

The current geopolitical scenario makes natural gas an interesting commodity to trade. Russia is saying that European and all Western nations need to pay for Russian goods in Rubles, and the G7...