Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Sunday, March 29, 2009
Paul Revere and Gold / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Remember the story of Paul Revere?
He rode his horse through town shouting that the British were coming? That is basically what the web sites have been doing for about 20 years. But what did Paul do when the British eventually arrived in the street? At that point there was no use shouting any longer from his horse that the British were coming. Because at that point they had arrived.
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
Gold Confusing Trend Amidst Long-term Weakening Bull Market / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Over the past three weeks gold hasn't been able to figure out which way it should go, or is it just that speculators are not sure what to make out of the global economic mess. Just a thought but as I understand it government taking over a countries economic activity has never in history resulted in success.Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Lithium Demand, Pricing, and Supply Forecast Considered as Li-ion in Automotive Use to Surge / Commodities / Metals & Mining
Current Lithium Production and Use - Well over 95,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent was produced in 2008, more than double the amount from a decade earlier. The USGS estimates the current global end-use markets for lithium as follows: batteries, 25%; ceramics and glass, 18%; lubricating greases, 12%; pharmaceuticals and polymers, 7%; air conditioning, 6%; primary aluminum production, 4%; continuous casting, 3%; chemical processing 3%; and other uses, 22%. Lithium use in batteries expanded significantly in recent years because rechargeable lithium batteries were being used increasingly in portable electronic devices and electrical tools.Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Governments Printing Money Can't Make Money / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Jay Taylor, who shares the results of his investment research with subscribers to his widely read Gold, Energy & Technology Stocks weekly e-newsletter, has just added a weekly radio program to his array of tools investors can use to survive in these dark days on Wall Street and Main Street—maybe even thrive. It's called “Turning Hard Times into Good Times,” and aired for the first time on March 24. In this interview, he talks about the program's focus, and reiterates what he told The Gold Report readers in December—that gold stocks represent the best investment these days. Buying gold stocks may be riskier than holding bars or coins, but the upside potential of owning mining shares is commensurately that much greater as well. Jay also argues against the folly of thinking we can cure what ails us by running the printing presses faster and faster to pump more and more paper currency into the economy.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, March 27, 2009
Copper Bull Market to Climb Much Higher / Commodities / Metals & Mining
Exclusive Interview With the “King of Copper” Reveals “…Copper to climb 34% to 61%”
Editor's Note: Andrew Mickey, Q1 Publishing's Chief Investment Strategist, sat down for an exclusive one-on-one with one of the most experienced professionals in the copper industry. In this exclusive interview we reveal where the “King of Copper” believes copper prices are headed to… how China takes a different stand on copper prices and more…
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Friday, March 27, 2009
Gold Stock Earnings Valuations / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
Way back in late 2000, only the very hardest-core contrarians even considered investing in gold stocks. This sector was all but obliterated after a multi-decade bear in gold. Its flagship HUI gold-stock index was languishing in the 40s, while the headline S&P 500 still traded in the 1400s. Most investors didn't even know the tiny gold-mining sector even existed.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, March 27, 2009
Gold the Only Asset Not Being Debased by Central Bank Money Printing / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
THE SPOT PRICE of gold dropped Friday morning in London, heading into the weekend at $921 an ounce – some 3% beneath Monday's start – as the US Dollar rose on the currency markets and world stock markets ticked lower.US crude oil prices slipped back towards $54 per barrel, but remained 5% up on the week.
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Friday, March 27, 2009
Crude Oil Bull Trend Projection / Commodities / Crude Oil
Last week I watched a video analysis of Crude Oil. The technical analysis was right on at the time, but the market has changed quite a bit in the last few days. Crude seems to have steadied out, so what's the new analysis? Glad you asked!Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, March 27, 2009
Gold and Silver Rally on Deepening U.S. Dollar Concerns / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Gold and silver rose ($939.80 up $4.40 - Silver $13.65 up 18 cents) yesterday on deepening concerns about the dollar and fears that its reserve currency status is threatened.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, March 27, 2009
Is Silver Gold's Poodle? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Last week I updated our readers about a video shot at the Orlando Money Show. This week I have two videos where we discuss the ups and downs of the silver market and how silver differs from gold as an investment.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Platform for Recovery in Natural Gas UNG ETF / Commodities / Natural Gas
Although the market's reaction to this morning's inventory data triggered a 9% sell-off in the U.S. Natural Gas Fund ETF (NYSE: UNG), I consider the action as part of a larger developing base formation between 18.00 and 15.50 that must occur prior to the completion of the “equilibrium” period, after which Mr. Market will begin discounting a shift in the supply-demand dynamics that lifts prices. From a technical perspective, the 16.00 area provides excellent symmetrical support within the developing base, which should provide the platform for a recovery into the 17.50 to 18.00 initial target zone.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Why the Gold Price is Set to Soar / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Gold has been one of the best investments in what is increasingly looking like a "lost decade" for most asset classes, yet, despite its steady, workmanlike gains - an average annual increases of 16 percent since 2001 - many gold investors are extremely disappointed with its recent performance.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Gold Bullish on Real Interest Rates Outlook / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
THE SPOT PRICE of gold rose further on Thursday in London, recovering one-half of this week's $35 drop to hold above yesterday's sharp jump to $938 an ounce.US stock markets opened the day higher, but European shares were flat, while commodity prices rose nearly 1% on average, led by crude oil.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Gold Price Bounces off Support on Strong Internals / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
GLD Gold ETF Fund – Daily Trading ChartThis week gold has been pulling back after last week's massive one day rally. Hopefully that rally was not a one-day wonder but rather a sign that smart money is still moving into gold and not most retail traders trying to make a quick buck.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Gold Price Seasonal Trend Pattern Has Changed! / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
The changing of the gold seasons .Unlike most metals gold had a defined set of seasons over the year. The factors that dictate these seasons are very well established based on past demand patterns. But these seasons have now changed as we will see from May onwards, when gold goes into its quiet time often referred to as the "Doldrums" after the area in the Atlantic where there are no Trade Winds taking sailing ships back and forth. Below is why you cannot expect such quiet times and such busy times that we saw in the past!
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Crude Oil Makes a Sweek Breakout Buy Signal (Part2) / Commodities / Crude Oil
Crude Oil makes a run higher giving investors some what of a tradable bounce. Although this is great for our long trades, this is a catch 22. Gas prices are starting to rise again and if this trade follows through. we could see $65 per barrel and a possibility of oil retesting $100 level within the next 6-12 months. Not a pleasant thought in the grand scheme of things.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Breakout Expected for Crude Oil Services OIH ETF / Commodities / Oil Companies
My near-term pattern and momentum work argue that the OIH is nearing the completion of its 3-session sideways digestion period in the aftermath of last Friday's recovery rally high. Once the bullish coil is complete, the OIH should thrust to the upside towards a next target of 87.00-87.50. Only a decline that breaks below 82.00 will begin to compromise my current bullish outlook.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Gold Strong as Global Money Inflation Sparks Political Battles / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
THE PRICE OF GOLD ticked lower once more early Wednesday, bouncing higher from $918 an ounce for the second day running in London as world stock markets rallied on a strong Wall Street start.Like the German Dax and UK FTSE100, however, the S&P index stood more than 10% below its start of the year.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Ride the Commodities Rally on Fed Trillion Dollar Money Printing / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Sean Broderick wrotes: Industrial commodities are bouncing off their bottoms and headed higher. What's driving this move?
Simply put: The Fed has cranked up the printing presses and is throwing hundreds of billions of dollars at anyone who looks like they might buy toxic debt. This is unsticking the credit market for the short-term. And it's also lighting a fire under equities and commodities around the world as traders and investors start to bet on a recovery.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Gold and Silver Fall on Profit Taking / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Gold and silver fell yesterday ($923.30 down $29.70; Silver $13.34 down 52 cents) on profit taking and renewed risk appetite which saw equities rally internationally (prior to a late sell off in the US) and the dollar rally after its recent sharp falls.
Macroeconomic, systemic and monetary risk has seen the dollar, the euro and more particularly sterling fall versus gold in recent months. Gold would have likely risen by much more were it not for likely central bank and bullion bank gold sales which have artificially capped the price.
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