Commodities Analysis & Opinion

The recent weakness of the US dollar has seen precious metals post impressive gains. Financial headlines have been trumpeting the gold rally, as the yellow metal broke its all-time record earlier this...

On the corn market, USDA Crop Production gave corn a boost of 3% to 72% good-to-excellent rating, from last week's 69%, and 82% of the nation’s corn silking versus a 75% five-year average....

Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy was a classic book by the late Matthew Simmons published in June 2005. And was the classic ‘peak oil’ book...

The Gold Futures contract reached new record high yesterday at the price level of $1,941.90, as it further extended the advance following recent breakout above the short-term trading range and $1,800...

Gold has jumped at $1,974.40 today amid expectations of new stimulus, worries about the pace of economic recovery, and concerns about rising tensions between the U.S. and China.Houston, we have a...

Silver beyond $26 an ounce? You'd better believe it. With gold’s stopping just $25 short of $2,000, its so-called “poorer cousin” isn't doing too badly in what’s shaping up to...

Another significant milestone has been reached.First, it was Comex gold that filled the gap back to April 2013. Then it was GDX. We knew that GDXJ would come next and then the only hurdle would...

As I have been forecasting over the last few weeks, gold's bullish trend is now developing nicely and has also given us a perfect example of volume price analysis in action on the daily chart, with...

The daily chart for the WTI oil futures for September continues to reflect the ongoing struggle for oil prices, which have remained waterlogged and range-bound as they struggle to break the...

On the corn market, with funds short and the weekend filled with heat, humidity, and rains in some parts, there are some farmers that believe this market is close to making a bottom. Camri Nelson of...

Falling US production and rig count The reaction to the tapering on July 15 The trend is always your friend, and it is higher The new active-month September NYMEX crude oil futures fell to a low of...

Gold investors were treated to some excellent news on Monday, as the price climbed to an all-time high at $1,941.90 an ounce, breezing past the previous record of $1,923.70, which had stood all the...

With all of the excitement with a rising stock market and record prices on gold and explosive moves in silver, oil seems to be a bit left out. Yet the same forces that are driving those other markets...

Silver is finally waking up from a long bear market and multi-year slumber. Gold kick-started the precious metals rally and finally Silver is following suit… and perhaps even leading. In...