Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Brent Crude Oil Initial Bear Sell Signal in Place / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Seven_Days_Ahead
During the summer months Brent Crude Oil bulls got a second wind, but have recently struggled near to resistance on the long term chart. An initial bear signal was given last week, and we now look for the confirming move.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
What Is Money?, Precious Metal Coinage / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Gary_North
The case for precious metal coinage as the best form of money arises from two things: first, an understanding of how money developed in the past; second, an understanding of economic theory.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Triple Breakout in Gold and Natural Gas / Commodities / Commodities Trading
By: Chris_Vermeulen
We have been waiting for gold to breakout above the 2008 high for almost 2 years. These charts show we are slowly working our way there.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Gold Market Manipulation Smoking Guns and Monetary Power / Commodities / Market Manipulation
By: Adrian_Ash
"The transcending value seen in the Dollar has lost its foundation..."
A SHORT SERIES of secret memos, published and dissected at ZeroHedge, provide the "smoking gun" of gold-market manipulation. Apparently.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Gold Sets New Monthly Record High / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF GOLD moved back above $1000 an ounce Wednesday morning in London, heading for its best-ever monthly average in Dollar as the US currency lost 3.5% of its forex value from the end of August.
Asian shares finished the day higher, but Tokyo's Nikkei's closed September down 2.5% on the month.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Gold Well Supported in Mid to High $900/oz Region / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: GoldCore
Gold is currently trading at $1,001.80/oz and has bounced from a low of $991/oz and continues to follow currency movements. This week is the first week of the new Central Banks Gold Agreement, which caps gold sales from official reserves.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Is Gold a Reasonable Investment or Not? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Washingtons_Blog
This essay rounds up arguments for gold as a reasonable investment.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Peak Gold +Weak U.S. Dollar =Gold Price $2,000+ / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: The_Gold_Report
A highly regarded resource sector expert who discusses his field fervently whenever possible and whose writings include the top-ranking Outstanding Investments, Byron King brings his views direct to The Gold Report audience in this exclusive interview. Unconvinced that the recession is behind us, he is equally sure that the "bottomless pit" mentality of stimulus spending will wreck the dollar. Those are among the reasons he sees $2,000-per-ounce gold on the not-too-distant horizon.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Gold Companies and Basic Gold Fundamentals Updated / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Neil_Charnock
Gold companies, gold stocks, gold shares - for sale and on sale Down Under now! We correctly called a small correction at GoldOz on the 21st after penning an article over the 19th and 20th (a weekend) based on the action on the Friday before that. This dip presents another fantastic opportunity to get set at low prices as we reach the October buying season.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Gold Slips as U.S. Dollar and Sterling Rally / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF GOLD fell again at the start of Hong Kong trade on Tuesday, dropping further to near-3 week lows by lunchtime in London at $986.50 an ounce.
Asian stock markets meantime closed the day higher, but European shares fell as the Euro fell back vs. the Dollar and Yen.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Gold To Consolidate Above Support at $985/oz / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: GoldCore
US stocks rallied yesterday and the gold price soon recovered after initial falls, and resolutely stayed around the $990/oz level. The erratic nature of the dollar, at the moment, means that gold may still have its direction dictated by dollar volatility and traders may exploit this and push the limits of gold support in the short term, looking for favourable entry points.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Gold $1,700+ Driven by Massive Debt Monetization / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Ned_W_Schmidt
Suppose one was a football coach, whatever kind of football you like. You have a play that has been used in every game in the season thus far. Each time the play was executed, it failed. What would you as coach do?
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Secular Bear Market Warning, Preserve Your Wealth with Precious Metals / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Nick_Barisheff
“I’m not so much interested in the return on my money
as I am the return of my capital." --Will Rogers
In this extraordinary environment, preserving your personal wealth becomes priority one. Before you make another major financial decision, it is imperative to understand the big picture by recognizing and understanding three critical issues. First, we are in a secular bear market for financial assets (stocks and bonds). Second, the consequences of the global bailouts will likely be highly inflationary. Third, we are at a pivotal point in the long-term investment cycle. Let’s examine each of these three keys in more detail.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Gold Price Government Manipulation Evidence? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Mike_Shedlock
Numerous people have asked me to comment on the Zero Hedge article Exclusive Smoking Gun: The Fed On Gold Manipulation.
The "Smoking Gun" is a now declassified document about gold, sent to president Gerald Ford on June 3, 1975 by Arthur Burns, chairman of the Fed from 1970 to 1978.
Monday, September 28, 2009
A Few Facts about Silver and Gold / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Mark_B_Rasmussen
Silver is less than 1/4 of its 1980 cost (nominal prices, not inflation adjusted). Is there anything else on the planet you can think of that is currently 1/4 of its 1980 price? Oh, and do they have the following attributes?
Silver is an industrial metal and a monetary metal. 5,000 years of sound history as a measure of value and store of wealth, portable, fungible, divisible and unique.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Gold Hit by Strong U.S. Dollar / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
The PRICE OF GOLD bounced from its lowest level against the US Dollar in 13 sessions early on Monday, recovering last week's close at $992 an ounce by lunchtime in London and rising sharply against Euros and Sterling.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Gold Falls as Markets Ignore Iranian Geopolitical Threat / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: GoldCore
A stronger dollar and a bout of profit taking saw gold slip back to the low $980s per ounce in early morning trading. It is currently trading at $989/oz and if it fails to pull itself above $990/oz, it may correct back further to $970/oz before support is found. Increasing tensions with Iran have not created a geopolitical safe haven bid but these tensions merit watching.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Gold Dip Below $1,000 and NO Retirement / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Howard_Katz
All the scaredy-cats are trembling in their shoes this week as gold dipped below the $1,000 level. Foolish people. Can’t they see that the U.S. dollar is in free fall? We told subscribers this on August 3, when the U.S. dollar index broke 78.20, thus completing a double top. That double top is now working out its implications, and the dollar bulls are taking it on the chin.
Monday, September 28, 2009
ETF Trading Alerts for HUI, GLD, SLV, USO, UNG, SPY / Commodities / Commodities Trading
By: Chris_Vermeulen
The market continues to whipsaw traders out of positions as volatility rises. I have put together a few charts to show you where each of our commodities are trading along with the SPX (SP500 index).
Monday, September 28, 2009
Crude Oil Trading Profits From Trendlines / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: INO
Straight Lines Lead Straight to Profits in Crude Oil
In this new short video I am going to share with you one of the simplest and most powerful technical tools of all time.
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