Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Friday, June 26, 2009
How to Profit from the Big Gold Squeeze / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Money_and_Markets
Sean Brodrick writes: Man, we are seeing some wild times in the metals markets recently — big swings up and down, as gold and silver move opposite the U.S. dollar. It’s almost as if international investors are having trouble finding the value of the dollar. To me, it’s just laying the groundwork for a coming gold boom … and potential dollar doom.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Ventana Gold Bandwagon Getting Crowded / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: Midas_Letter
Nary a week passes without some new analyst report recommending Ventana Gold (TSX:VEN) as a ‘Buy” at prices exponentially higher than the last week. This week was no exception, as yesterday saw Canaccord Adams analyst Nicholas Campbell come out with a $7.50 price target for the company, citing Ross Beaty’s Lumina Capital’s ownership of 11.3% of the company.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Silver Market Update / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: David_Morgan
The following is an excerpt from the June issue of The Morgan Report. Although I recently wrote about the silver as money issue, many precious metals investors are rather under informed about some aspects of the silver market. Our readers have been kept up to date about the thrust for getting Mexico and other Latin countries to use silver along with their paper currencies.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Gold Gains as Dollar Falls on s Greenspan Warning og a Decade of Inflation / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE OF GOLD rose yet again on Friday for US-Dollar investors, hitting two-week highs above $947 per ounce as the world's No.1 reserve currency fell on the forex market.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Gold Breaks Back Above $940 on Weak U.S. Dollar / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: GoldCore
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Gold regained a lot of ground yesterday, breaking through $940. News from the Federal Reserve, that they are to keep interest rates at record lows put the dollar under pressure and it gave up some of its recent gains.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Russia Targets African Resources While U.S. is Busy with Wars / Commodities / Russia
By: Pravda
Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev started his visit to Africa on June 24. Medvedev will travel to Nigeria, Namibia and Angola. Moscow is ready to help the African countries in the development of their natural resources – oil, gas and uranium - despite the economic crisis.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, June 26, 2009
Digging for Opportunities in Rare Earths Resource Sector / Commodities / Resources Investing
By: The_Gold_Report
Why all the buzz about rare earths elements (REEs)? In this exclusive Energy Report interview, industry expert Clint Cox, The Anchor House, tells how he separates the hype from reality, and what a challenging and complex market it is. It's estimated that 25% of new technologies such as hybrid cars use rare earths, and that demand is increasing. Clint talks about China's current market dominance and the potential for production in North America. In a companion article, Alternative Energy Becoming a Little Less Alternative , Victor Goncalves of The Green Money Report examines how the growth of hybrid vehicles on the road will affect the rare earth market.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Crude Oil Bears Lower the Tone / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Seven_Days_Ahead
We have been bullish in Crude Oil for some time now, but recently started to look closer for evidence of a temporary pullback phase – particularly after the market had reached a certain Fibonacci projection level. This correction is probably now underway.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
China Decision to Buy $80 Billion of Gold, the Dragon's Hoard / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Michael_J_Kosares
"We've got a situation where Geithner is smiling and has no choice but to stress the credibility and stability of the US financial and economic system, while the creditors [such as the Chinese] smile back and say they believe him, while at the same time giving hand signals to their reserve managers to get rid of these things [U.S. Treasuries]." - Neil Mellor, Bank of New York-Mellon
Thursday, June 25, 2009
China Dumping Treasury Bonds for Gold as U.S. Debt Surges Higher / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
THE WHOLESALE PRICE of physical gold rose again early Thursday in London, reaching one-week highs for UK and Euro investors as local stock markets fell and crude oil bounced back above $69 per barrel.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
China Concern at U.S. Printing Dollars on a Massive Scale / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: GoldCore
Gold - Gold is trading at $933.50 and remains subdued overall. Near term resistance and support are currently $944 and $913 respectively. Direction may be poised to come from EUR/USD moves and the EUR/USD is maintaining equilibrium despite a positive world economic outlook from the OECD. This positive news is paired against continuing geo-political risk and negative USD comments overnight from a senior Chinese official.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Commodity Bulls Snared by China Stimulus Snafu / Commodities / China
By: Justice_Litle
Some of China’s stockpiling may well have been due to speculative excess, rather than any rational plan on the ground. That realization played a role in the market carnage seen this week.
As Grant’s Interest Rate Observer has been known to say, “We wrote it. Did you read it?”
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Gold, Crude Oil and Gas Commodity Trading Made Simple / Commodities / Commodities Trading
By: Chris_Vermeulen
In the past commodity trading was only available to trader with large accounts, high risk tolerance and a good understanding of how the futures market works. During the past 7 years with commodities making incredible moves and gaining attention from the media, several exchange traded funds (ETF’s) have been created allowing everyone to take advantage of the commodity market.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
What’s Up With Crude Oil / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Hans_Wagner
The price of oil has climbed despite the lack of demand and a glut of surplus crude. Benchmark crude closed near its highest level in eight months on Friday June 19, 2009 reaching $69.50 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gasoline has risen with the price of oil reaching a national average of $2.63 per gallon. Higher oil prices are another factor affecting the economy’s ability to recover. What is fueling this price increase and is it sustainable?
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Defeating the Cartel... With Profit, Part 2 / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: DeepCaster_LLC
The Gold Report newsletter today interviewed Sprott Asset Management's chief investment strategist, John Embry…
"If you look at the short positions that the commercials, that is the bullion banks -- which are the agents of the U.S. government -- are running, it's a complete fraud," Embry says. "Because they couldn't possibly deliver on their paper promises if they were called by the people on the other side of the trade. The gold isn't there to deliver."
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Does Gold Rise or Fall During Deflation? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
Legally defining the official dollar/gold price and backing it with convertibility is the only means by which...the markets can be assured that Volcker's successors would not be tempted to try another monetarist experiment." - Jude Wanniski, former Reagan advisor, April 1982
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
How to Analyze Insider Selling in the Junior Mining Sector / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: Dudley_Baker
The junior mining sector has been performing much better in the last few months and we have seen many of the shares prices jump up substantially in price. Investors may be asking, ‘is it too late to buy or should we sell?’
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Gold and U.S. Dollar Trends Update / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne
Gold - Below is a weekly line chart of Gold. Each data point is the closing price on Friday. There are two main supports. The first is at about $880 where the 40-week and 80-week moving averages reside. Should that area break then look for a bottom close to $800. There is a lot of support filling in towards $800. My thinking is that the market will trade in similar fashion (triangle) to what we saw in 2005 and 2007. The bottom chart on the picture is the width of the 40-week bollinger bands.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Gold Doesn’t Care If It’s INflation or DEflation / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Graham_Summers
Gold doesn’t care if it’s inflation or deflation.
One of the central arguments for financial commentators right now is whether the US is currently facing inflation or deflation. Everyone (at least everyone with a functioning cortex) is aware that the US (and the rest of the world for that matter) will face more difficult times ahead. However, whether it will be an environment of increased inflation or increased deflation is up for debate.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Gold Jumps as ECB Front-Runs the Fed, Lends Near-Half Trillion Euros at 1.0% / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
THE PRICE O GOLD leapt overnight and early Wednesday, recovering all and more of this week's losses at $938 an ounce as world stock markets ticked higher but crude oil slipped for the second day running.