Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Gold Price Meteoric Rise Cannot Be Stemmed by Central Bank Agreements / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: John_Browne
As the price of gold has pulled back from its recent run up to $1,200, many investors are left to ponder what exactly drives the movement of such an important and financially sensitive commodity.
Most people are aware that gold prices respond to inflation expectations and that central banks, as the largest holders of gold, are big players in the market. But there is a very murky understanding as to why and how these players affect prices, and what their ultimate goal may be.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Chicken Little Nouriel Roubini Says Gold Apparently Has No Intrinsic Value? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
Gold has no value. Whereas the Dollar...?
NOURIEL ROUBINI was "one of the few to predict the financial crisis" reckons the Financial Times. Yet plenty of other chicken littles, amateur and professional, had long warned of trouble ahead, too.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
China's Strong Impact on Precious Metals, But Silver Yet to Bottom / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Przemyslaw_Radomski
In my previous essay, apart from commenting on the current situation and suggesting that gold did not reach a major bottom yet, I also examined the situation in China. I wrote the following:
Considering the high savings rate in China (mostly in the 30% - 40% area in the previous years), gold is a logical investment for the Chinese and it’s possible that billions of dollars in Chinese private investment could move into gold in coming years. Already there is talk of China overtaking India as the world’s largest consumer of gold.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Gold Bounces as Bernanke Makes Inflation Present and Dangerous / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF GOLD rose in Asian and early London trade on Wednesday, recovering one-fifth of the last fortnight's 10% drop vs. the Dollar and hitting one-week highs against the Euro ahead of today's interest-rate announcement from the US Federal Reserve.
The Fed statement, due at 14:15 EST (19:15 GMT), is not expected to signal any change to the US central bank's current zero-rate policy.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Oil Companies that Won Iraq Crude Oil Bids / Commodities / Oil Companies
By: Money_Morning
Jason Simpkins writes: Iraq has auctioned off more proven oil reserves in the past six months than are collectively held by the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.
But U.S. oil companies have signed surprisingly few development contracts – foreign rivals have swooped in to scoop up major deals.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Gold Market Awaits FOMC U.S. Interest Rate Statement / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: GoldCore
Gold and silver were largely unchanged yesterday. Gold is currently trading $3 higher at $1,134/oz due to dollar weakness ahead of the FOMC meeting later. In euro and GBP terms gold is trading at €778/oz and £694/oz. Support for gold is currently seen at $1,113/oz and resistance at $1,149/oz. Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Essential Trading Tips for the Junior Mining Shares Investing / Commodities / Metals & Mining
By: Dudley_Baker
We suggest that investors be aware of the high risk of investing in this sector as well as the spectacular potential rewards. Investors are encouraged to focus on companies with excellent management, excellent properties and cash in the bank. This will greatly increase our chances of success along with learning the trading tips which follows.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Profiting in a Falling Commodity Market / Commodities / Commodities Trading
By: Andrew_Abraham
Anything can happen in commodity trading. As much as inflation can come about there can be deflation and result in a declining market. Most people do not think it is possible to profit in a declining market. This could not be further than the truth. As long as there exist trends profits can be made on the upside or on the downside. However on the upside there is no limit how high it can go…so there is statistically more profits on the upside.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Gold Price Crash, Deja Vu All Over Again / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Bob_Clark
Gold seems to have found a resistance level. It could be the 1 year cycle high that was suspiciously absent when I wrote, article for M.O."Gold, a Cyclical Recipe for Disaster"
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Why Precious Metals Aren't in a Bubble / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
Critics of precious metals investing have called gold and silver a bubble, further claiming that today's higher prices will fade as economic conditions improve. Although gold and silver prices are much more expensive than they were even a few years ago, gold and silver are hardly near bubble status.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Easy Dollars vs. Hard Silver, Profiting from Obama’s Inflation / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
Barack Obama has charged banks with the task of lending more money to consumers and businesses in an effort to stimulate the economy. Luckily for gold investors, easy credit and greater loan activity have always meant higher precious metal prices.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
U.S. Dollar Hedging Strategy Using Golden Commodity Currencies / Commodities / Canadian $
By: The_Gold_Report
Discovery Investing pioneer Dr. Michael Berry's number-one hedging strategy against the struggling U.S. dollar is to simply own currencies of the commodity countries—of which Canada is his favorite. When Michael grew up in Canada, he recalls its currency— now fondly known as the loonie because of the image of the loon used on the die for the back of the C$1 coin—always being worth more than the U.S. dollar. We'll be revisiting those good ol' days within the next year, he predicts, as the Canadian dollar reaches parity with the greenback and then goes beyond.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Gold Correction Targeting and Inter-market Dynamics / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Douglas_V._Gnazzo
The following excerpt is a small sampling of this week’s full market wrap report, which covers all the major markets in detail, with the emphasis on gold and the precious metals. Before covering the pm sector, I’d like to discuss some inter-market dynamics that have contributed to the hot money flows recently affecting the markets.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Gold Near-Term Trend Analysis and Forecast / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne
Can Gold hold the channel? What are we referring to? First, let us go back to the end of 2005. The chart shows how a parallel channel contained Gold’s move from 2001 to 2005. The first move above $500 reversed after hitting channel resistance. Yet, the market would immediately surge above the channel to $575. Then the market corrected for five weeks and two weeks later broke to a new high.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Gold and Related Silver and Stock Ratio Analysis / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
By: David_Petch
The daily chart of the gold/silver ratio is shown below, with upper Bollinger bands in close proximity to the ratio, with lower 21 and 34 MA BB’s in close proximity to each other and the lower 55 MA BB starting to curl down, indicating the potential for further upside. Full stochastics 1, 2 and 3 are shown below in order of descent, with the %K above the %D in all three instances. Based upon extrapolation of the %K in stochastic 1, there is the potential for the ratio to continue heading higher over the next 1-2 weeks before topping out. Generally, the gold/silver ratio rises during periods of economic weakness and declines during economic stability.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Gold Shares Buying Opportunity, Investors Back Up the Truck Now / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Neil_Charnock
I have been warning you all for several weeks that a buying opportunity for gold shares was approaching during December and here it is. I want to take a near term look at this gold rally in this article. I do apologize that I missed my normal release of an article last week it was due to some rare and unscheduled time off with a tooth abscess.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Gold Gives Back Bounce Despite Risk of Government Debt Defaults / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF GOLD gave back yesterday's 1.4% rally on Tuesday morning in London, drifting down to Monday's start near $1113 an ounce as world stock markets slipped and the US Dollar rose on the currency market.
The Euro fell to a fresh 11-week low after the ZEW survey pegged economic sentiment across the 16-nation currency union at a four-month low.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Gold EUR 1,000/oz Likely on Eurozone Debt Concerns / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: GoldCore
Gold and silver rose yesterday but have experienced a pullback overnight (gold from $1,128.00/oz to $1,117.50/oz). Gold is currently trading at $1,118.00/oz and in euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €768/oz and £688/oz respectively.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Cardium Oil Play Valuations Setting Up Big Year for M&A in 2010 / Commodities / Oil Companies
By: Keith_Schaefer
The new Cardium oil play in Alberta is rapidly approaching the stature of Saskatchewan’s famous Bakken play – and this is very good news for investors in Canada’s junior oil and gas sector.
The four year old Bakken play has created huge shareholder wealth for investors, as companies like Crescent Point Energy and Petrobank bought out junior after junior after junior to increase their land base and production profile.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Agri-Food's and the Global Warming Research Dollars Ponzi Scam / Commodities / Agricultural Commodities
By: Ned_W_Schmidt
The Global Warming Scam may finally be on its way to well-deserved oblivion. Take your pick of discrediting events, the snow storms that hit the Midwestern U.S., snow at the start of the Australian Summer, -40 degree temps in Western Canada, or Climategate. The Global Warming Scam appears now to have been nothing more than a giant research dollar Ponzi-like scheme.