Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Silver Update, Investors Instant Gratification Or Complete Apathy? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Investmentscore.com

The financial markets have millions of people competing for profitable trades but unfortunately their natural instinct gets in the way of the final goal.  Through evolution these investors are programmed to proceed (buy stocks) when they are feeling confident and run (sell) when they are scared.  The result of this “basic instinct” mentality is the classic, buy high and sell low, losing trade.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Gold Stock Bugs Need a Boost? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Adam_Brochert

Sentiment is terrible in the Gold patch right now, which is what's usually needed to form a lasting bottom. It's so bad that people are actually concerned about what Prechter is saying is going to happen to the Gold price right now (in case you don't know Prechter's track record on Gold, it's simple: he's been "big picture" bearish on Gold for the past ten years).

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Constituents of Commodity Companies Index (CCI) Finally Revealed / Commodities / Metals & Mining

By: Lorimer_Wilson

There are over 1000 companies of various market capitalizations trading on the Canadian and/or U.S. stock exchanges that are involved in some aspect of commodities be it in mining, drilling, agriculture, exploring, developing or financing. That being said there are only about 100 companies that have warrants that trade and only 35 have warrants that are of 24 months duration or longer.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Gold Is Going Nowhere But Up / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Submissions

Joshua Burnett writes: My father-in-law recently set me an article which was published in the Money section of CNN under the title: “Beware The 4 New Asset Bubbles,” written by Shawn Tully, senior editor at large at Fortune.  Mr. Tully contends that there are four new balloons in the economy: Treasuries, oil, gold, and stocks.  Since my father-in-law was primarily concerned with gold let’s look at that.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Gold and Silver Stocks Appear to Be Bottoming, Go Long Now? / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: Przemyslaw_Radomski

This week's free commentary is based on what we've sent to our Subscribers yesterday in the form of a Market Alert. It (along with the following Premium Update) included comments on many markets, but in this essay we will focus on precious metals stocks. Let's begin with a long-term chart of the HUI Index (charts courtesy of http://stockcharts.com.)

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The Other Crude Oil Play You Simply Can't Ignore / Commodities / Crude Oil

By: Marin_Katusa

The biggest economic shift of our time is under way.

Cheap and easy oil is gone for good. And given our addiction to low-cost oil, the results are about to put the squeeze on your pocket book.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Gold Beats Stocks as Asian Wealth's Chosen Inflation Hedge / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Adrian_Ash

THE WHOLESALE PRICE of gold erased an overnight rally in London on Wednesday, trading unchanged for the week $1092 an ounce as global stock markets fell yet again.

Commodities, the Dollar and government bonds were also little changed ahead of today's monetary policy decision from the US Federal Reserve.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Gold Rises Slightly as Uncertain Political and Regulatory Conditons Leading to Uncertainty in Markets / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: GoldCore

Gold rose slightly in US trading yesterday and rose in early trade in Asia prior to range trading between $1,092/oz and $1,098/oz overnight and this morning. Gold is currently trading at $1,096.40/oz (support at $1,075/oz) and in euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €779.08/oz and £676.08/oz respectively.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The Best (and Worst) Places to Store Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis

After amassing a collection of silver coins, you quickly realize you have to find a place to store it – quickly.  There are a number of ways and places to safely and discretely store your silver to protect it from corrosion, as well as theft.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Saskatchewan's Resources Enriching the World / Commodities / Metals & Mining

By: The_Gold_Report

As if the fairy godmother flicked her magic wand, once drab and droopy Saskatchewan has blossomed into the belle of the ball—and the healthiest economy in Canada. According to Tom MacNeill, undeniably one the province's most ardent fans, the transformed province will keep heads turning for the next century. Chairman and CEO of 49 North Resources Inc. (TSX-V:FNR), Tom is reaching out to line up suitors and fill out dance cards to finance a lot of early-stage opportunities in the now-flourishing resources sector that's leading the economic revolution.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Gold and Silver Fall Again Towards Major Support / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Adrian_Ash

THE PRICE OF GOLD fell against all currencies except the Euro early in London on Tuesday, dropping near 4-week lows at US$1083 per ounce as the Japanese Yen and US Dollar rose, and world stock markets slipped yet again.

Crude oil dropped further below $75 per barrel while government bonds rose worldwide.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

UK Economy Struggling to Recover, Sterling Gold Testing Resistance at £700/oz / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: GoldCore

Gold closed higher in New York yesterday at $1,096.85/oz. It rose overnight in Asia to over $1,103/oz prior to giving up those gains and moving downward slowly. Gold is currently trading at $1,091.00/oz and in euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €775/oz and £674/oz respectively.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Financial Elite’s Behaviour Has Opened Floodgates for Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Lorimer_Wilson

In spite of philosophical differences in many areas of politics and economics, Ron Paul and Simon Johnson agree that the cosiness that exists between the U. S. Congress and the financial elite has not worked, and is not working, in the best interest of the average American. They both suggest that major changes must be made in that relationship to strengthen the American economy. Is it too late, however, to avoid the repercussions of an even weaker greenback, rising inflation and the opening of the floodgates in the price of all investments related to gold and silver?

Monday, January 25, 2010

Why I Hope Gold Price Falls to $1,000 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Jeff_Clark

As a self-professed gold bug, why would I possibly want my favorite investment to fall in value? Have the long hours finally caught up with me?

Monday, January 25, 2010

Gold Unfinished Business on the Downside / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Mike_Paulenoff

If my work in spot gold is accurate, then the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) has unfinished business on the downside that will break the Dec-Jan lows at 105.31 and 106.01, on the way to 103.00-100.00 to complete the larger correction off of the 12/03 high at 119.54. For such a new downleg to emerge, my suspicion is that gold weakness will be a function of a sharp surge in the dollar. The question is what will trigger a flight to dollars. Global stock market weakness? European economic and/or “union” disintegration? Or continued fears of a contraction in China?

Monday, January 25, 2010

The Case for the Commodities Bull Market in 2010 And Beyond / Commodities / Investing 2010

By: Frank_Holmes

The biggest emerging economies have ambitious plans that require a greater share of the world’s limited commodities. This trend is spurring profound and permanent disruptions in how these resources are allocated now and in the future. For investors, these disruptions present opportunities.

Simply put, an investment in natural resources is a vote of confidence in global economic growth.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Gold Following Euro Lower on Greece Debt Default Fears / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Adrian_Ash

THE PRICE OF GOLD failed to hold a brief rally above $1100 an ounce early in London on Monday, slipping back against all major currencies as Asian and European stock markets fell for the fourth session running.

US stocks ended Friday with their worst weekly loss since March 2009, back when the S&P 500 index hit a 12-year low.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Gold and Financial Markets Await Bernanke Re-Nomination / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: GoldCore

Gold is trading at $1,102/oz. In euro and GBP terms gold is trading at €777/oz and £682/oz. Support for gold is currently seen at $1,076/oz and resistance at $1,115/oz. Some calm has returned to markets in Europe after the sell off on Wall Street Friday and in Asia overnight.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Gold Scary Price Drop, When Every One Panics, Buy? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010

By: Merv_Burak

This week’s gold price drop almost looks scary but I’ll wait for a drop below $1075 before getting all flustered.  The potential head and shoulder pattern (mentioned in previous weeks) remains in effect until then.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Oil Stocks, a Cheap Way to Buy Crude Oil Reserves / Commodities / Crude Oil

By: DailyWealth

Chris Mayer writes: We really don't know as much about the oil market as we think we do.

There are many numbers out there, but most of these involve a lot of guesswork. For example, we really don't know just how much oil the world will need. The U.S. Department of Energy says we'll need 106.6 million barrels a day by 2030, but how does it know? It can't know. It can't know what the world will look like in 2030.