Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Monday, January 04, 2010
Precious Metals Rise on 2010's First Trading Day / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
Gold range traded overnight from $1,099/oz to $1,103/oz but it has since moved up some 1.7%. Gold is currently trading at $1,112.00/oz and in euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €775/oz and £688/oz respectively.
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Monday, January 04, 2010
The Gold Bugs Were Right / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
Eric Janszen writes: Imagine you were knocked over the head in 1999 with the December issue of the Red Herring magazine. It weighed in at two pounds, such was the demand for advertising in that west coast technology bubble catalogue at the time. The NASDAQ had climbed over 4000, the S&P500 near 1500, and gold averaged $283 that month.
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Monday, January 04, 2010
A Surprising New Trend in Gold Stocks Emerges / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
Put together a volatile asset class, a new all-time high, a sharp correction, and the start of a New Year and what do you get…a very diverse set of expectations.
Many of the long-time gold followers are as bullish as ever. Rob McEwen, one of the world’s most prominent gold bugs, recently stated, “By the end of 2010 I see the gold price at $2000 and before the game's over at over $5000.”
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Sunday, January 03, 2010
Asia Is Going to Make Energy Investors Rich / Commodities / Energy Resources
Matt Badiali writes: Energy investors need to remember three things to make incredible returns in the coming decades:
Asia, Asia, and Asia.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Global Quantitative Easing to Drive Across Gold, Silver and Stocks Bull Markets During 2010 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
The year ended with a typical light volume"Santa Claus" rally. Understandably there is considerable trepidation about what the New Year will bring after the prolonged rally from last March and the known fact that would-be sellers have been holding off in recent weeks, waiting for the New Year to sell for tax reasons. It doesn't look good, especially given the rather scary sudden drop in the last hour of trading before the Christmas holiday.
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Sunday, January 03, 2010
Gold Price Making a Base / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
I have been on record that am not a gold bug but when opportunity presents itself, one does not care whether one is a bug or not or whether one knows anything about the asset at all. The Gold opportunity is one such case. Nearly the whole world is going negative on it as it has crashed 11% from its peak. Even when it climbed, HUI Gold sentiment index was never close to its all time highs. Now that it has crashed it is well below its average. That just shows Gold is again turning to be hugely a contrarian’s call.
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Sunday, January 03, 2010
Gold Is Heavy But Could Rebound Here / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
Although December’s heavy sell off in the Gold (and Silver) market confirmed a significant set of monthly and weekly cycle highs, highs that may take this metal some time to meet/exceed, there now appears to be plenty of credible technical evidence to suggest that Gold may be ready to mount a minor rebound rally back up toward the $1,125 to $1,135 price zone. There are a couple of key market analysis tools that we can rely on to see if we can both confirm and then capitalize on a possible swing back up to a major Fibonacci resistance zone. Let’s take a closer look right now.
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Sunday, January 03, 2010
Gold and Double Dip Recession / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
Countless investors fear a double-dip recession. It is quite possible that a second drop of economic activity during 2010 will occur. It is also quite possible that the supportive actions of governments will run out. Even the central banks are not a bottomless pit ( as long at they have enought paper to print more money).
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Saturday, January 02, 2010
Junior Base Metals Stocks / Commodities / Metals & Mining
If you peel away the layers of what the mainstreamers classify as materials stocks, you will find the base metals stocks. And it is this group of stocks that represents the mining companies responsible for the supply side of the non-ferrous metals trade.
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Friday, January 01, 2010
Jim Rogers on Gold and Dollar, Past and Future / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
It is the time of the year, when you love to recollect what others said on things you like and dislike. And on commodities, what better voice to listen to than that of Jim Rogers, the global investing guru on commodities. Rogers' views on gold, silver, platinum, palladium, dollar, pound and agricultural commodities were the most resounding during the whole of 2009.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Gold the Investment of the Decade / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
THE PRICE OF GOLD rose sharply into the close of 2009 in short London trading on Thursday, adding 1.8% from Wednesday's one-week low as the US Dollar fell on the currency market and global equities ticked higher.
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
China's 2010 Gold Rush / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
Owning gold is more often an end-in-itself than as an investment vehicle...the aim of accumulation, not the means...
THE COLLAPSE in India's gold demand during 2007-09 might seem good reason to question the fundamental strength of gold buying worldwide.
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Year End Commodity and ETF Trend Trading Signals / Commodities / Commodities Trading
Well, here we are with only hours left before the year is over. Virtually every investment is up other than the US dollar.
Not much has changed since my last gold market trends report. But I have provided some interesting charts that show us what is possible in the coming weeks for the dollar, gold and natural gas.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Gold and Silver Stocks Bottom or Downtrend Pause? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
The end of the year is usually calm on the capital markets. The volatility is low, as the money managers from all over the world take some time off and spend the Holiday Season with their families. At the same time, the end of the year is a perfect time for summarizing and reviewing this year's actions and making key decisions regarding the next year. The beginning of this essay will not be any different; especially that this is the year during which the Premium Service has been introduced on my website, so I believe that a brief review on this year's performance would be quite useful.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
A Happy New Year for Metals / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
In welcoming 2010, the stars could not be better aligned for precious metal investors. Stimulus spending, coupled with a low federal funds rate and a new jobs program, should put plenty of money in the hands of precious metals holders.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Gold and Silver to Explode with Treasury Issuance in 2010 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
Now that 2009 has come to a close, investors are looking forward to the happenings of 2010. One of the most important events is the issuance of nearly $2.2 trillion in Treasury bonds to fund government spending. Although $2.2 trillion seems relatively small compared to a federal debt just over $12 trillion, the size is magnified when you consider its impact on the markets.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Can Gold be the Next Currency? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
I am not a gold bug or an end of the world fanatic… but in all seriousness…Can Gold be the next currency? Honestly…As an investor, I became very concerned about having my assets denominated in U.S. dollars. Even if I was clever enough to denominate my assets in other currencies…the fact is they are all paper not truly backed by anything. However as a commodity trading advisor I believe anything can happen and that means gold can fall in value as well.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Gold Cuts 2009 Gains to 30% as Eurozone Hits Deflation / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
THE WHOLESALE PRICE of investment-grade gold dropped to a 3-session low at the start of London dealing on Wednesday, cutting its 2009 gains vs. the Dollar to 30% and losing 2.1% for the week so far.
World stock markets fell together with government bonds. The US Dollar ticked higher on the forex market.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Jim Rogers, MarcĀ Faber Frightening Gold Forecasts for 2010 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010
The gold bears are out today as the aired 2010 predictions are being issued by talking heads.
Some pro-gold stars like Mark Faber and Jim Rogers are being interviewed every day and are predicting a dollar rally. That is scary to those that have followed them and is making them emotional.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
U.S. Dollar and Gold Trends into 2010 / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009
The dollar finally broke through resistance at 23, which has turned into support. Price is backing up and testing support.
The CCI index at the bottom of the chart has gone from overbought (+200) to 89. When an asset moves from being this overbought to back below 100, it often signals a consolidation/correction is likely.
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