Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Offshore Oil Companies Investing The Warren Buffett Way / Commodities / Oil Companies

By: Dian_L_Chu

Commodities, particularly crude, were trending down last week after China's Central Bank raised bank reserve requirements boosting the US dollar against other major currencies. That marks the second time China has raised its bank reserve requirement in a month.

Ongoing worries about the economy stemming from European debt problems, specifically the lack of a firm Greek bailout plan from European leaders also prompted investors moving out of risky assets. Crude oil fell for the first day in five to below $75 a barrel also partly due to government data showing U.S. inventories rose more than forecast.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Gold Falling Bullish Wedge / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Clive_Maund

The past week has seen the convergence of a variety of factors that together point to a powerful rally in gold soon. Thus it appears that we have been too cautious in the recent past. Little harm has been done, however, as gold has yet to break out of its downtrend and Precious Metals stocks have advanced but little, compared to what may be coming soon, although it would obviously have been ideal to get in on last Monday`s reaction following the preceding Friday's clear bull hammer in gold, silver and in many stocks.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Silver Price Trend Shows Strong Signs of a Bottom / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Clive_Maund

We sidestepped the recent C-wave decline in the sector, in particular the plunge in silver, scaling back positions the day before it began, and as we now know the PM sector has followed the script set out in the Marketwatch update of the 19th January to the letter. However, the evidence that has accumulated over the past week or so suggests that we have since become too cautious - we should have stuck to that script as it now appears that the correction is over and that the PM sector is powering up for a major advance. Fortunately little has been lost provided that we get back on track without delay.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Gold Price Trend Forecast For February and March 2010 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Joseph_Russo

Visual Guidance | Trade Triggers | Price Targets >> Gold

One of the highest standards in assessing trading models is to determine whether such models provide profitable entry set-ups and exit criteria with dependable levels of consistency.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Gold Potentially Bullish Falling Wedge Pattern, But Momentum is Bearish / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Merv_Burak

The weekly action has been primarily to the up side but still we’ve gone no place.  Since Dec gold has formed a downward sloping wedge pattern which usually breaks to the up side BUT the Penny Arcade Index is starting to give us a different warning.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

My Secret Gold Stocks Timing System / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: DailyWealth

Jeff Clark writes: Right now is the best time in a year to buy into the precious metal sector.

My long-time readers know I rarely buy gold stocks. Because of the long-term bull market in gold, these stocks get very popular with the public in a hurry. Gold stock investors are a highly emotional bunch, and they'll change

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Will Gold and Silver Follow Dollar Higher or Euro Lower? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Julian_DW_Phillips

We are so used to looking at gold rising when the $ falls that the concept of gold rising when the $ rises seems to break the rules. We have often commented that there is no rhyme or reason why the € and gold should move in step with each other. And yet they have driven mainly by COMEX speculators and traders for well over a year now. Just read most daily commentaries and you will see this link to an inverse path to the $ given as the main reason why gold moves.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Crude Oil Market Summary for Week Ending 12th Feb 2010 / Commodities / Crude Oil

By: OilPrice_Com

Crude oil prices took a dive on Friday after a week of gains from U.S. blizzards were undercut by another move in China to tighten monetary policy.

China's central bank raised reserve requirements for its banks for the second time this year as it tries to curb lending and avoid asset bubbles from forming in an overheated economy. China is the world's second-largest importer of oil, after the U.S., and one of the world's fastest-growing economies, so energy markets are very sensitive to any change in conditions there.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Economic Recovery Signals Gold Bear Market Targeting $750 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: The_Gold_Report

As investment demand for gold—including its attraction as a preservation asset—diminishes in a recovering economy, Siddharth Rajeev, vice president of research for Fundamental Research Corp., suggests the price may dip back to the $750 neighborhood by 2012. But even at that level, he tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview, "most projects can still make very good profits at very high margin," particularly those that manage to keep a lid on operating costs. Sid is also bullish on base metals in a recovering economy, and has a positive outlook on rare earth metals and uranium as well.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Gold Stocks, Sooner or Later You’ll Invest Abroad / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: Jeff_Clark

Jeff Clark, Editor of Casey’s Gold & Resource Report writes: Many conventional U.S. brokers are relatively clueless when it comes to gold stocks. If you asked them to name one, chances are it would be a domestic producer, one with assets located primarily in North America. But that's not where the big money will be made over the next decade.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Gold, Silver, Precious Metal Stocks Final Bottom? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Przemyslaw_Radomski

It was exactly a week ago when precious metals and main stock indices formed a bottom and provided a favorable entry point for all willing to participate in the next move up in the metals. Consequently we've sent out a Market Alert, and our Subscribers were able to get back on the market during Monday's decline (with prices lower than there were at the end of the session on Friday). While it may seem that the worst is behind us, we still believe one needs to keep an eye on the situation in case it turns around in a flash - especially, if the general stock market is to move much lower from here.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Greece Debt Crisis Is Another Investment Opportunity for Gold Investors / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Adrian_Ash

Athens-Upon-Tyne - So, who gets to play Lehmans in this comedic repeat...?

ISN'T GREECE marvellous?

Friday, February 12, 2010

Will Silver Outperform Gold in 2010? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Clif_Droke

In a recent issue of Barron’s addressed the question of silver possibly having another outperformance in the coming year. The article asks, “Will the poor man’s gold shine in 2010?” The opinion piece (“Gold Isn’t All That Glitters,” by Allen Sykora) drew attention to the other white metals, platinum and palladium, and made a case for a strong recovery in global demand for these metals along with silver in the year ahead.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Gold Nears Record High vs. Euro as German Economic Recovery Stalls / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Adrian_Ash

THE PRICE OF GOLD lost half yesterday's rise vs. the US Dollar on Friday in London, heading into the weekend some 1.9% higher from last week as government bonds rose and European shares held flat overall.

Gold priced in Euros rose back above €800 an ounce, nearing yesterday's 1-week high ­– and only 1.5% below its all-time peak of Dec. – after Thursday's EU summit ended with no action on Greece's deficit crisis.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Gold Price About to Trend Higher or Lower? / Commodities / Financial Markets 2010

By: INO

A lot of folks are calling in and e-mailing our company in regards to the gold market, so I thought I would create a new video showing you where we stand..

Friday, February 12, 2010

Gold Technical Analysis, EUR/GOLD Breaks Above €800/oz / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: GoldCore

Gold was up 1.58% yesterday, closing at $1093.90/oz after having achieved a new session high of $1094.80/oz. It was flat in Asian trading but has given up some of yesterday's gains in European trading. Gold is currently trading at $1,080.80/oz and in euro and GBP terms €796.19/oz and 691.09/oz respectively.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Marc Faber Says I will Never Sell My Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: LewRockwell

Marc Faber the Swiss fund manager and Gloom Boom & Doom editor said the governments of every developed economy will eventually default on their sovereign debts, so the one thing he will never do in his life is 'sell my gold.'

Potential defaulter include the US, the UK and Western Europe.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Gold Important Juncture, and the United States a Giant Ponzi Scheme? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Puru_Saxena

Let’s face it, the government-bond market in the West is a gigantic Ponzi scheme.  Most governments in the ‘developed’ world are drowning in debt, they are running mind-boggling budget deficits and printing money like there is no tomorrow.  Furthermore, under the guise of quantitative easing, their central banks are buying their own newly issued debt!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Chris Potter Eyes Opportunities in Appetites for Energy and Food / Commodities / Investing 2010

By: The_Energy_Report

For environmental, financial and political reasons—not to mention to satisfy an energy-hungry world—Northern Border Capital Management founder Chris Potter sees some interesting opportunities for investors in alternative fuels on the horizon. One of his picks is a company using plasma gasification technology to produce clean-burning fuels. In this exclusive Energy Report interview, Chris also explains why he's bullish on natural gas. Politically incorrect though natural gas may be, he isn't overly worried about North America's abundant supply finding a home. Agribusiness is yet another arena that appeals to Chris, from the potential for domestic potash production for Brazil's huge agricultural sector to the extraction of protein from canola seeds to help feed the planet's growing population.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Silver Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast Update / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Alistair_Gilbert

This a brief follow up to my Report of 13th January advising a SELL of Silver at $18.52. Silver has since been sold down to $14.62 in Wave 3 of 1 of C of Major Wave 2.

In Wave 4 of 1 we can expect to see typically a retracement of Wave 3 of between 38.2% to 50%. This would give us a target of $16.25 for the 38.2% and $16.75 for a 50% retracement. Obviously the wave 4 retracement can halt anywhere between those two targets and given the pressure to the downside in wave 5 may even fall a bit short.