Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Oil lifted on OPEC projectionsOil markets rose overnight and this morning after the US dollar weakened and OPEC lifted its consumption projections higher for the rest of 2021. Brent crude rallied...

Frenetic Chinese buying, a dire shortage in plantings and drought from the United States to Brazil and Argentina are fueling an eighth straight bull month in corn prices, which is likely to extend the...

If you are a precious metals investor, you will no doubt have seen recent headlines of central banks across the world repatriating their gold, and in the case of some countries, buying up gold like...

Since opening on the first trading session of this week, natural gas futures consistently indicating strength. I find that the natural gas bulls are heading silently towards their immediate target at...

Although I admit I kind of resent how lame gold and silver have been, I know some people are still enthusiastic about miners (I’m looking at you, Rev!) I offer below five charts of mining stocks...

The latest FOMC minutes were dovish, especially in light of the recent increase in inflation. That’s good for gold.Last week, The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) published minutes from its...

Oil treads waterOil prices rose slightly overnight as Middle East concerns underpinned prices. Brent crude finished just 0.20% higher at USD63.10 a barrel, while WTI crept 0.45% higher to USD59.65 a...

Copper is currently trading near $8,900 pet mt which has bounced from yesterday’s low of $8,800 per mt, however, the price is still trading very far from the recent high of $9,615.50 per mt...

No crash immediately ahead. The economy is like a giant aircraft carrier, it takes a lot of time turn around. Too much growth and too much money coming in.Twelve percent chance of a rate hike in...

After a two-month slide that drove it into the red for the year, wheat is up in a rally that could have legs as the US Department of Agriculture slashes, for the second time in three years, its annual...

A correction and a meager bounce Oil products signal rising demand Inventories in Q1 were mostly bullish Levels to watch in crude oil The three most bullish factors for the energy commodity in...

Keep your eye on the ball. Just because the GDX ETF went up last week doesn’t mean that it’s in an uptrend. Corrections are part of the game.Just as the USD Index recently (last week)...

Oil prices are snapping back on news of another Houthi attack on a Saudi oil facility during a weekend where geo-political risk factors for oil are rising.Oil prices, that were floundering on the...

The issue for gold at present is that in the timeframes from the daily to the monthly there is one ever-present technical indicator that continues to signal congestion and that’s the volume...