Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Saturday, August 22, 2009
The Raging Bull Market in Resources / Commodities / Resources Investing
Investors who picked up on Victor Gonçalves' resource stock picks late last year have realized gains of up to 800%, so the views he shares in this exclusive Gold Report interview may prove profitable to consider. After all, quips the Equities & Economics Report producer, "Walking away with money is what you want to do." Victor considers the resource sector "the best place to be"—in fact, he says we're "just short of a raging bull." Investors might want to use his insights on a couple of well-positioned juniors to take advantage if his predictions again pan out.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Upside Reversal in Natural Gas UNG ETF / Commodities / Natural Gas
The morning’s low in the U.S. Natural Gas Fund ETF (NYSE: UNG) was followed by an hourly upside reversal in the form of a big “green” candle that spanned 11.33 to 11.74. That upmove represents the largest hourly concentration of buying since August 13 and is a conspicuous entry on the near-term chart picture.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Get Out of the U.S. Dollar for Gold or Euro's? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Correlations come and go, but the path of Euros and gold rarely diverge vs. the Dollar...
"The DOLLAR is not a good store of value," says Nobel prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz, finally catching onto the last nine decades' 95% loss of purchasing power.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Big Autumn Silver Bull Market Rally Forecast / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Silver’s fundamentals offer plenty of reasons to be bullish in the coming years. Relentlessly growing global investment demand coupled with reduced production is a recipe for much higher prices. With something like 3/4ths of all the silver mined globally being merely a byproduct, primarily of base metals, supplies will remain constrained. Investors will have to compete in a tiny market for this scarce metal.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Crude Oil Reaches 2009 High Helping Stocks Push Higher / Commodities / Crude Oil
Neil Kokemuller writes: Existing home sales data and a speech in Kansas City by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke are among the hot items people are paying close attention to Friday (August 21). Based on speculators driving oil to a new 2009 high above $74, it appears investors are operating with the assumption that the news should be positive for the economy.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Gold Jumps as Bernanke Speaks, Long Dull Summer Nears Its End / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
THE PRICE OF GOLD leapt towards the start of New York trade on Friday, adding $10 inside five minutes and reversing the last fortnight's drop as European shares rose to fresh 10-month highs.
Unwinding all of August's 2.3% loss above $955 an ounce, gold also rose against the other major currencies, hitting one-week highs for Japanese, Euro and UK investors.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Commodity Forecasts for Crude Oil and the AMEX Oil Stocks Index / Commodities / Crude Oil
Oil - The daily chart of the oil is shown below, with all three upper Bollinger bands riding above the index, while the lower 21 MA BB is rising to meet the index. The lower 34 and 55 MA BB’s are in close proximity to each other and the 34 MA BB should begin to rise if a moderate leg down were to occur. Full stochastics 1, 2 and 3 are shown below in order of descent, with the %K above the %D in 2 and 3. Based upon positioning of the %K in stochastic 2, there is no clear indication that the oil has completed its topping formation just yet.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Goldman Sachs Over Regulation Could Lead to Higher Crude Oil and Commodity Prices / Commodities / Market Manipulation
Peter Krauth writes: After earning hefty profits on its commodities trading for nearly 18 years, heavyweight trader Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) now finds itself on the hot seat, defending this crucial source of revenue.
And while that may not be good for Goldman, it’s also bad for investors. Let me explain…
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Friday, August 21, 2009
China Offering Silver Bullion to Chinese Public / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Recently it was announced on a Chinese news service that silver bullion is now being offered to the Chinese public. Please note this is a very small operation and at this point none of us knows if this will really catch on with the Chinese investing public.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Gold Symmetrical Triangle Continues to Develop / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
As we discussed in Tuesday’s MarketMinute, a symmetrical triangle has emerged in the spot gold market since the last probe above $1,000 back in February. As the apex of the triangle is approached, an eventual breakout becomes more and more imminent.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Gold Dips as Investors Now Seeking Insurance Not Safe Haven / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
The PRICE OF GOLD slipped back from yesterday's 1.2% jump in quiet London trade on Thursday, dipping below $940 an ounce as European stock markets rose for the third day running.
Government bonds were flat, with 10-year US Treasury yields staying near this week's lows at 3.48%.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Gold Benefits from PIMCO and Buffet Dollar Warning / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Gold was under pressure for most of yesterday. However, the overly pessimistic view of the metal lifted in the late afternoon and it staged a good comeback, gaining $10/oz in under an hour. Two of the most respected investment powers in the US - PIMCO bond fund and Warren Buffet warned yesterday regarding risks posed to the dollar and this will have supported gold.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Investing in Financial Chaos Record Gold Growth! / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Gold, Silver and U.S. Dollar Head and Shoulder Technical Patterns / Commodities / Commodities Trading
Everyone is talking about gold shooting to the moon because of the massive reverse head & shoulders pattern forming, not to mention the economy isn’t as good as some of us would like it to be. I put together this quick report to show the bearish side of things for once.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
USD, US Treasuries, Gold, Crude Oil and Copper Charting Perspective / Commodities / Commodities Trading
The change in sentiment occurring at the moment recognises that equities are overpriced. If this is the case then conservative money will certainly go elsewhere - and for now, it looks like the USD and US T-Notes and T-Bonds are it. It may also mean that gold will initially fall along with oil and copper.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
The Most Important Aspect that most Economists and Analysts Fail to Recognize / Commodities / Energy Resources
EROI…Energy Returned on Energy InvestedThe biggest problem that most economists and analysts fail to comprehend when making forecasts and predictions on the US Dollar, Precious Metals, Financials or the whole Economy in general, is the ability to get to the Root of the Problem. Most of them are using information and methodologies that are either outdated, superficial or completely worthless. Those economists who are either Keynesians or Monetarists are living in a economic model that will have a life expectancy of less than a century. Indeed, a blip in the history of mankind and increasingly worthless going forward into the 21st century.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
How to Earn Income From a Stale Gold Share / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
In keeping with the theme we promised in the last issue of the Residual Income Report, we hereby present the second instalment in our series, Get Smart; Get Gold Income.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Gold Slips Again But Big Investment Funds Showing Interest / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
THE PRICE OF GOLD gave back another strong Asian bounce on Wednesday morning in London, dropping back to $935 per ounce as world equities fell, led by a fresh plunge in China's stock market.
The Dollar rose, government bonds hit a one-month high, and crude oil dropped back below $69 per barrel.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Gold Demand Trends Quarter2 2009 Investment demand to stay at forefront of gold demand / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
The World Gold Council reports today (report attached) that investment demand is to remain at the forefront of gold demand. While demand for gold jewellery is down sharply in recent months, demand from the investment sector was strong and central banks became net buyers of gold again.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Seasonal Demands Analysis for Gold, Crude Oil and Copper / Commodities / Commodities Trading
Over the past 5 months the markets that crashed have staged a significant comeback. While the stock market usually grabs the headlines, there have been some great commodity runs as well.
As the season’s change, the demands for commodities vary according to each respective market. For instance, let’s take a look at copper. Below is the 15 (Red) and 40 (blue) year averages of the Copper seasonal price chart. One of the more prolonged downtrends on the chart shows that from September to the middle of October, copper is usually weak. We can see the demand PHASE of this commodity is the December to April time frame.
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