Commodities Analysis & Opinion

A flurry of news concerning natural gas could confuse traders.French TotalEnergies (EPA:TTEF) and Italian Eni (BIT:ENI) supermajors discovered a vast natural gas deposit, which will help Europe reduce...

Silver heads for a 5 straight month of losses Industrial metal virtually in bear market now, losing almost 20% on the year Silver also third worst performing commodity of 2022 Charts suggest $17 lows...

Oil's witching hour may be upon us as the question of whether Iran wins back its stalled nuclear deal from global powers weighs on crude prices. Gold, meanwhile, could drift lower with the dollar...

Gold rally pauses with week of loss in five No major breakdown yet; current $1,755-$1,765 level seen dipping to $1,730 Fed bankers’ call for 75-basis point hike in September could be a problem...

As the summer comes to a close, oil traders should start paying close attention to the European energy situation. Even though most of the concern is with natural gas availability and price, the oil...

Cash gas prices already above $10; futures could follow but overbought Henry Hub’s front-month up almost 140% over past 6 months  Rally in gas futures defy fundamentals of rising output,...

Saudi Aramco hints at higher output as world economy shows signs of slowing US Gulf of Mexico oil production back to normal after last week’s brief outage Gold futures hold above $1,800 in...

Betting on the outcome of natural disasters is part of a commodity trader’s life. More unfortunate is praying for the worst consequences possible, especially if that’s what the position...

All eyes on U.S. CPI  Precious metals have made post-nonfarm payroll highs Silver’s hammer monthly candle off key long-term support suggests low might be in Precious metals have been able...

Seven weeks until next US rate hike Stronger-than-forecast July CPI could hurt gold But the damage likely won’t last given bullion’s recent momentum Is gold’s inflation-play...

Silver is worst performing precious metal year-to-date Some analysts think price may have bottomed But long-term outlook remains weak Silver is 9.7% down for the year amid a strengthening dollar,...

Starbucks’ sales roar while the raw price of arabica coffee plummets The disconnect is in production of cocoa beans, which is above need Technicals suggest arabica could go to as low as $1.77...

July CPI reading on Wednesday eagerly awaited across markets Headline inflation expected to cool, though it could surprise to the upside Oil, gold prices remain in a tight range ahead of the CPI...

As we hit the slow days of summer, here are three important issues that should be on every oil trader’s radar.1. Yesterday’s OPEC+ MeetingThe OPEC+ group met virtually on Wednesday and, as...