Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Gold for What its Worth! / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012

By: UnpuncturedCycle

Giuseppe L. Borrelli writes: The last of the human freedoms: to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. ~ Viktor Frankl

An awful lot is being written about gold and most of it comes from the mouths of individuals who simply don't know what they are talking about. Here's a perfect example of "news" that came across Reuters this morning. The Swiss franc and investments in gold will no longer provide investors with safe harbor from market turmoil and the Eurozone debt crisis, UBS's investment chief told the Swiss bank's client in a letter Friday. "As we enter 2012, neither gold nor the Swiss franc retains a safe haven status," UBS Chief Investment Officer Alexander Friedman wrote in the letter. I'm not going to comment on the Franc but when I read something like this I have to wonder to myself if he isn't taking the other side of the gold trade? There really is no other explanation for a comment like that.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Will Moving Averages Deter Gold Investors? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Eric_McWhinnie

Red has been the color of choice for gold and silver this week. On Wednesday, gold fell below $1,600 to close at its lowest level since September. Meanwhile, silver fell below its $30 support level. Although many were quick to declare the bull market in precious metals dead, many investors questioned the call, because the long-term fundamentals have not changed.

Friday, December 16, 2011

America's Energy Pipeline Dreams / Commodities / Oil Companies

By: Marin_Katusa

Marin Katusa, Casey Research writes: The Keystone XL ruckus shone a light on pipelines like never before. From the heated nature of the debate one could be forgiven for thinking that long, high-volume pipelines are something new to America. Really, that couldn't be further from the truth: The United States built its first pipeline in the 1840s, and there are now more than a million kilometers of oil and gas pipelines crisscrossing the country.

Friday, December 16, 2011

U.S. Dollar Crushes Commodities / Commodities / Commodities Trading

By: Zeal_LLC

The long-in-the-tooth commodities correction plunged to new lows this week.  Traders were disappointed the Fed didn’t announce a new quantitative-easing campaign, so they dumped the popular commodities with a vengeance.  But realize the primary driver of the recent commodities weakness is not the Fed, but a strengthening US dollar.  The coming commodities price action heavily depends on its fortunes.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Gold is on the Verge of Moving into Bubble Phase of the Bull Market / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Toby_Connor

I know that during a correction of the magnitude we are seeing right now it seems more like the gold bull is dead than on the verge of moving into what I expect will be one of the greatest parabolic moves in history.

However, all of the conditions necessary to launch the bubble phase are now in place. Gold is in the process of putting in an intermediate degree bottom. That bottom, which is only days away if it didn't already happen today, is going to be the single greatest buying opportunity, probably of the decade.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Gold Touches $1600 on Huge Physical Demand, Market Fears Sovereign Debt Downgrades / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Ben_Traynor

SPOT MARKET gold prices briefly touched $1600 an ounce Friday lunchtime in London – 2.3% up on this week's lows – while stocks and commodities were broadly flat compared to Thursday's closing prices.

"Physical market demand continues to improve," says Walter de Wet, commodities strategist at Standard Bank.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Gold Oversold and “Buying Opportunity” as “Protection Against Currency Debasement” / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: GoldCore

Gold is trading at USD 1,599.20, EUR 1,222.20, GBP 1,028.30, CHF 1,498.40, JPY 124,340 and AUD 1,595.0 per ounce.

Gold’s London AM fix this morning was 1,589.50, GBP 1,022.84, and EUR 1,218.94 per ounce.

Yesterday's AM fix was USD 1,590.00, GBP 1,026.54 and EUR 1,223.64 per ounce.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Canadian Oil to Support Market Growth / Commodities / Oil Companies

By: The_Energy_Report

As developing countries increase their energy consumption, the oil and gas sector will continue to grow, powered by Canadian companies feeding global demand. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, President and Portfolio Manager Bill Bonner of Brickburn Asset Management in Alberta reveals several energy companies with maximum production and growth potential.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Gold And Silver Seasonal Trends / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Investmentscore.com

For market insights many investors focus on the “historical/backward” looking news but fail to realize other exceptionally powerful forces that are also at work; such as “Seasonal Trends”.  We believe there is some validity to paying attention to the News events that can impact ones investments; however seasonal factors may provide a simpler and more reliable market insight.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Somebody is Trying to Crash Gold and Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Submissions

Mach M writes: Somebody is trying to crash Gold & Silver price which are the pillars of world economy because all the important informations say "world money will get invested into Gold & Silver".

Gold & Silver are hedge against inflation and if they do not get maximum money invested then a loaf on bread will cost $100,000.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Gold and Silver Bargain Time / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Jeb_Handwerger

This is one of those times that we have inveighed about so often. It is a typical "COM" week where markets are designed to confuse, obfuscate and misdirect the players. All thirty DOW stocks and commodities were down as Europe and Bernanke disappointed the markets with what they did not do. The markets were looking for a morsel of guidance, what they got was further silence and ambiguity.

Friday, December 16, 2011

GOLD Is STILL a BUY, These Charts Say It All / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Lorimer_Wilson

With what is happening with the price of gold these past few days it is imperative to take a look at the long and short of it all (the trends, that is). In doing so it shows that we are still very much in a long-term bull market but in a short-term (yes, short-term) bear market. Let's take a look at some charts that clearly outline where we are at and where we could well be going.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

What Gold Supply Crunch? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Casey_Research

Louis James, Casey Research writes: We have reported on changes in global gold demand, from booming investment demand in Asia to European and US debt concerns that have re-solidified gold's long tenure as the ultimate safe-haven asset for turbulent times. In fact, with investment demand from private and institutional buyers continuing to grow and central banks increasing their gold reserves, total demand reached a record US$57.7 billion in the third quarter of 2011. Quite astounding.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Where Is Silver Price Going? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Hubert_Moolman

Silver and gold are in the process of bottoming, and should rally very soon. The depth of the recent decline may be surprising; however, it does not signal the end of the bull market. The fundamentals for silver and gold are very strong, and it has not changed over the last couple of days

We are still using fiat money, as well as debt levels are still extremely high. The massive debts brought about by the debt-based monetary system, is not just going to go away. A few things have to happen before debt is brought to acceptable levels.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Gold Falls due to Re-Hypothecation, Counter Party, Liquidity and Contagion Risk / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: GoldCore

Gold is trading at USD 1,591.10, EUR 1,224.20, GBP 1,026.30, CHF 1,501.40, JPY 123,940 and AUD 1,602.0 per ounce.

Gold’s London AM fix this morning was 1,590.00, GBP 1,026.535 and EUR 1,223.64 per ounce.

Yesterday's AM fix was USD 1,635.00, GBP 1,055.32 and EUR 1,255.18 per ounce.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Don't Be Fooled by Gold's Recent Dip, Still Forecast to See $2,000 in 2012 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012

By: Money_Morning

Kerri Shannon writes: If you're concerned about where gold prices are headed after yesterday's (Wednesday's) bear-market buzz, don't be. This is just a brief pit-stop in what continues to be an epic bull-run for the yellow metal.

Gold prices fell below $1,600 an ounce Wednesday for the first time since October, settling down nearly 5% at $1,586.90 an ounce Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). That's below the closely-watched 200-day moving average for the first time since January.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Crude Oil Price Forecast 2012, How to Profit from $150 Oil / Commodities / Crude Oil

By: Money_Morning

Jason Simpkins writes: 2011 was an up-and-down year for oil prices, but don't expect that pattern to repeat in 2012.

No, next year, the trajectory for oil prices will be far more linear - and it's pointed up.

In fact, we could even see $150 oil by mid-summer.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Gold – 2006 Similarities and Correction Over? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Willem_Weytjens

I guess a lot of people wet their pants last night, as gold was down over 4% at some point. The chart incurred technical damage over the short term, and if current support fails to hold, gold could be headed for about $1,440 (or the equivalent of $140 GLD), as we will discuss later on.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Balancing Small Silver Mining Companies with Big Payoffs: David Morgan / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: The_Gold_Report

David Morgan, publisher of Silver Investor, likes the balanced risk and growth that midtier companies provide, but even he can't resist the pull of having a speculative pick pay off. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Morgan talks about the tenets he lives by when investing in mining companies, be they small-cap or midtier or billion dollar companies.

The Gold Report: David, in August you predicted that the silver price could go as high as $75 an ounce (oz). It was recently at about $32/oz. Where is it along the path to $75/oz?

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Gold Price Long-term Advance Still in Place / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2011

By: Donald_W_Dony

Gold's multi-year rise remains firmly in place in spite of the recent drop to $1600. The elements that have fueled the advance over the past decade have not gone away. Concerns over mounting sovereign debt, the secular decline of the US dollar and future inflationary fears continue to drive gold higher in value over the long term.