Commodities Analysis & Opinion

Oil will be caught in a tug of war this week between a potential second wave of COVID-19 and an anticipated pick-up in fuel demand in economies that are trying to fully reopen from the lockdowns...

After dipping into negative territory crude is back at $40. What does that mean?Oil analyst Phil Flynn says: "The road back to $40-a-barrel oil was fraught with fear and uncertainty, but eclipsing...

Natural Gas futures on the Nymex had a volatile week before closing 4.5% lower than a week ago at $1.66.EIA confirmed on Thursday a build of 85 Bcf in working underground stocks for the week ending...

As the Earth today orbits through its solstice, we find Gold for the sixth time in the last 11 weeks sticking its toe a bit into The Northern Front (1750-1800). Perhaps more positively, 'tis but the...

The economic pressures and concerns within the global markets have not abated just because the US Fed has ramped up the printing presses. Inversely, the stock market price levels may be elevated based...

Gold Non-Commercial Speculator Positions: Large precious metals speculators raised their bullish net positions in the Gold futures markets this week following a recent slide in the speculator...

The focus of OPEC+ members over the last few weeks has shifted from agreeing on cuts to more aggressively enforcing them, and so far Kazakhstan has shown more willingness than some of the other...

The HUI Gold Bugs index has over the last 2 decades (encompassing both bull and bear markets) tended to bottom in July per stockcharts.com‘s data for the index. A seasonal average is not a...

The gold futures contract lost 0.26% on Thursday, as it further extended its short-term consolidation slightly below the price level of $1,750. Powell’s testimonies on Wednesday and Thursday...

We previously wrote that while it was tempting to bet on crude oil's prices due to their weakness, it was not a good idea from the risk-to-reward point of view, as black gold didn’t invalidate...

On the corn front the big picture is going to be weather until further notice. We may have already (too early?) priced in weak exports and another bumper crop. With summer beginning tomorrow we still...

The slow and steady rise in gold prices over the past 4 years has created seen the market recover most of its losses incurred since the 2011 highs.It’s also helped to form a potentially bullish...

Fears about a resurgence of the coronavirus are taking a backseat to continued signs of rapidly improving oil demand and a commitment by OPEC cheaters to make restitution for past overproduction...

The initial health crisis seems to be under control in many countries, including the US. The situation is stabilizing and the governments are easing quarantine restrictions. And, importantly, the...