Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Monday, February 18, 2008
Merv's Non-Edibles Futures Page - Weekly Technical Information and Ratings / Commodities / Resources Investing
Merv's Non Edible Futures Indices maintains strong multi-year uptrend.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, February 18, 2008
Gold Falls as European Stocks and Dollar Rally / Commodities / Gold & Silver
THE PRICE OF SPOT GOLD for immediate delivery gave back an overnight rally of 0.5% early Monday to trade just above $901 per ounce by lunchtime in London .Wall Street stayed closed for the Presidents Day holiday, meantime, leaving European stocks to race higher while crude oil rose further above $96 per barrel.
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Monday, February 18, 2008
Gold Trades Sideways on Slowing Economic Growth / Commodities / Gold & Silver
Gold was down $4.80 to $902.80 per ounce in trading in New York on Friday and silver was down 12 cents to $17.10 per ounce. Gold has traded sideways to slightly up in Asia and early trading in Europe.Gold rose in British pounds and fell in Euros. The London AM Fix at 1030 GMT this morning was at $905 (down from $909.75). Gold fixed at £464.03 (up from £463.97) and €618.51 (down from €619.76).
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
Bull Markets in Precious and Industrial Metals / Commodities / Metals & Mining
Those looking for $1k gold continue to be thwarted as the monetary metals have to prove themselves in the short term by taking out key upside levels and invalidating corrective counts. Silver… can extend to 17.40-17.50 before facing significant resistance. At the same time, platinum continued its tear higher on the back of fundamental supply concerns in South Africa and is yet to show signs of letting up.~ Precious Points: Ready, Set, Retrace , February 09, 2008Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Gold Warning Potential Topping Pattern / Commodities / Gold & Silver
Is gold taking a rest and moving sideways or is it preparing for a significant move lower, or higher. Where's that coin? Time for the flipping. It will probably be as accurate as anyone.
GOLD : LONG TERM - Long term technical indicators and trend changes very slowly so over the past week there was little or no change to the charts or indicators. The long term P&F chart basically has not moved. It is, however, showing a topping pattern as the Xs have hit the $930 level two times now without a penetration.
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Friday, February 15, 2008
Oil Stocks vs. Crude Oil and S&P Stock Market Index / Commodities / Oil Companies
Crude oil's fundamentals are extraordinarily bullish. Global demand for oil is growing relentlessly, and most consumers have little choice but to pay virtually any price for this critical fuel. Meanwhile global production growth is slowing as old oilfields deplete and major new finds become exceedingly rare. This structural deficit has driven oil prices to record highs, leading to fortunes earned by the companies that produce this scarce and valuable commodity. Investors and speculators have naturally migrated into oil stocks to ride this secular trend. But lately owning the oil stocks has been an exercise in frustration.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, February 15, 2008
Uranium Stocks Attempting to Build a Base / Commodities / Uranium
The uranium stocks are continuing to look better and better, although not yet completely gung-ho. The Merv's Daily Uranium Index closed up once again, today with a gain of 0.071 points or 2.14%. Most of the largest five stocks did even better. Cameco gained 2.5%, Denison gained 2.1%, First Uranium was a loser again with a loss of 1.7%, Paladin gained 5.2% to close above that down trend line mentioned in the Paladin review today and Uranium One closed higher by 2.4%., One is again starting to see the wide difference between the best and the worst. The best performer was Energy Fuels with a gain of 27.4% while the worst performer was Bayswater Uranium with a loss of only 5.5%.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, February 15, 2008
Gold Strong on Deepening Credit Crunch / Commodities / Gold & Silver
Gold was up 60 cents to $907.60 per ounce in trading in New York yesterday and silver was down 10 cents to $17.22 per ounce. Gold has traded sideways to slightly up in Asia and early trading in Europe.Gold rose in British pounds and fell in Euros. The London AM Fix at 1030 GMT this morning was at $909.75 (down from $910.85). Gold fixed at £463.97 (up from £462.31) and €619.76 (down from €623.19 ).
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Friday, February 15, 2008
Gold Weak on Spiraling South African Mining Costs / Commodities / Gold & Silver
SPOT GOLD PRICES stayed in a tight $4 range ahead of the long President's Day weekend early on Friday, trading 1% beneath last week's finish as global stock markets held flat and bond yields ticked lower.
Crude oil moved to a five-week high above $96 per barrel on news that Chinese oil imports rose 1.8% in January.
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Beat the Market Investing - Best Buys in Oil Refiners / Commodities / Oil Companies
To beat the market investors need to find opportunities where they have a good chance to achieve above average returns. In recent years, refiners have benefited from the expanding crack spread that exists during the spring and summer months. As a result, they have experienced a seasonal rise in the price of their stock as demand for gasoline increases during the spring and summer months. Moreover, many of the current refineries are aging and tend to encounter unplanned outages, especially during the spring and summer months causing supply shortages. This pattern provides investors with a good opportunity to make some money, with low risk. The purpose of this article is to give you some of my thinking on the key economic drivers for refiners and then identify which refiners are best positioned to take advantage of this year's cycle.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Risk Management for Precious Metals Investors / Commodities / Options & Warrants
As this bull market progresses forward in the precious metals and commodities sector, we should be ever mind full of the potential risks as we move higher. If you are saying what bull market? We understand. The junior mining shares have lagged greatly up till now and may continue to do so but we believe this situation will resolve itself soon with the juniors catching up and catching up very fast.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Gold Dips on Strong Japanese Economic Growth / Commodities / Gold & Silver
SPOT GOLD dipped from a two-day high early Thursday, recording an AM Fix in London of $910.85 – some $3 per ounce above the February average so far – as Asian stock markets closed sharply higher.Far Eastern equities leapt on news that Japan 's economy grew twice-as-fast as expected at the end of 2007, led by strong exports to other Asian economies.
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Gold Forecast to Hit $1200 This Year on Stagflation Concerns / Commodities / Gold & Silver
Gold was down $1.40 to $907.00 per ounce in trading in New York yesterday and silver was up 9 cents to $17.32 per ounce. Gold rallied late in Asian trade and in early trading in Europe, gold is trading at $908.95. Silver is trading at $17.26 per ounce.Gold also rose in British pounds and Euros. The London AM Fix at 1030 GMT this morning was at $910.85 (up from $905.75). Gold fixed at £462.31 (up from £461.46) and €623.19 (up from €621.40).
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Natural Gas Looks Undervalued - How to Invest in Gas / Commodities / Natural Gas
Sean Brodrick writes: I've been pounding the table about oil recently, and now that Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez may turn off the taps, many oil investments are soaring.
But did you know that there is an energy play that is still dirt cheap?
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Investing in the XAU and HUI Gold Indices for Small Investors / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
Many small investors have heard of the XAU and HUI indices through discussion by financial professionals but investment vehicles giving small investors access is another story. Currently, the futures market offer the best access.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Gold Rising As All Currencies Devalue In Stagflation Environment / Commodities / Gold & Silver
A profound broad gold rally is underway. It is occurring in almost every single major currency. Unsure about Zimbabwe though. In the last article, two major forecasts were made, both hit squarely. The euro fell, heading toward the 143 stated target forecasted. Talk circulates about the Euro Central Bank eventually cutting interest rates. Pressure will grow enormously. The Germans are isolated in wanting a hard line against price inflation. A Latin Bloc has formed, urging a rate cut as the southern nations of France , Italy , Spain , Portugal , and Greece suffer from housing declines. Even Ireland has joined that bloc. A compromise will be worked out, more like a gang-up against the Germans.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Gold Turns Higher After Profit Taking Earlier in the Week / Commodities / Gold & Silver
SPOT GOLD PRICES turned higher from this week's 3.3% drop to $897.25 per ounce early Wednesday as European equity markets slipped on news that Eurozone industrial output fell in December.With Treasury bond prices ticking higher – and London 's FTSE stock index losing 1% for the day – US crude oil futures pushed higher above $92 per barrel.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Gold Weakens on Warren Buffett's Offer to Bail Out Monoline Insurers / Commodities / Gold & Silver
Gold was down $14.20 to $908.40 per ounce in trading in New York yesterday and silver was down 20 cents to $17.23 per ounce. Gold traded sideways in Asia before falling late in Asian trade to below the psychologically important $900 level. It fell to a low of $896.55 before rallying in early trading in Europe and is trading at $902.95. Silver has also fallen and is down to $17.10 per ounce.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Industrial Metal Prices Suggest Shallow Recession / Commodities / Recession
There is an old market saying that nobody rings a bell at the bottom.Case in point, the industrial metals complex. Whilst the entire world has been fixated on slowdowns, recessions and deflations, a funny thing has been happening down at the London Mercantile Exchange.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Large Institutional Buying of Gold Stocks / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
Gold continues to do well but we are still impatiently awaiting the gold mining stocks to follow gold's lead. What's happening? Any reason for this? What do the statistics say about the gold equities?Read full article... Read full article...