Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Monday, February 17, 2014
America's 99 Problems… But Crude Oil Ain’t One of Them / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Marin_Katusa
America has some serious problems.
Despite the fact that the United States spends $15,171 per student—more than any other country in the world—American students consistently trail their foreign counterparts, ranking 23rd in science and 31st in math.
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Monday, February 17, 2014
Silver Prices Rise Dramatically At The End - Are We Close To The End? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2014
By: Hubert_Moolman
Silver or the silver price is generally much more difficult to analyze than gold. Part of the reason is that so much less is known about the specifics of the silver market. Silver analysis is often done "through" the analysis of gold. This is not completely wrong, since silver and gold mostly moves in a similar manner - they have the same monetary properties after all.
Monday, February 17, 2014
The Silver St. Valentine’s Day Breakout / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2014
By: Rambus_Chartology
In this Weekend Report I would like to show you the Chartology of silver that you won’t see anywhere else on the planet. Some of these charts might not conform to the classic textbook scenarios most chartists believe are the only correct ways to construct a chart pattern. I have learned through many years of charting the markets that there are areas in this field that can be opened up for further interpretation and still fall within the loose confines of what is considered a chart pattern. Keeping an open mind in any of the trading disciplines of the markets from Elliot Wave, to cycles or charting can give one more insight and clarity than any one book can give you. Real time analysis and interpretation is the only way to really get to know your chosen field for investing in the markets.
Monday, February 17, 2014
Silver Price Decisive Breakout / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2014
By: Clive_Maund
Silver has confirmed gold's breakout of several days ago by following suit and breaking out above important resistance on Friday on the strongest volume for almost 6 months. This means that we are now in a full on Precious Metals sector uptrend, which is still in its earliest stages.
Monday, February 17, 2014
Gold Price Decisive Breakout, Precious Metals Major Uptrend / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2014
By: Clive_Maund
Gold broke out decisively last week from its downtrend dating back to last August, a development that was confirmed by a dramatic high volume breakout by silver on Friday.
On its 8-month chart we can see that gold broke out both from its downtrend and also from a Head-and-Shoulders bottom. It even managed to close above its 200-day moving average on Friday, although the fact that this average is still falling coupled with an overbought reading on its RSI indicator may lead to gold consolidating a little before it makes further gains. Overall though this is a very positive picture, with a clear breakout, and a now rising 50-day moving average that will lead to a bullish moving average cross if gold can hold its gains made so far or if it advances further.
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Sunday, February 16, 2014
Taking Stock Of Gold Stocks – ANV, NGD, AUY, FCX, NEM, AEX, GDX / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2014
By: Michael_Noonan
[Note: This started as a comparative look at some gold stocks, and it turned into a great
exercise in finding trades, if you take the time and go through the steps we outline in each
chart. You can begin to see differences in the quality of trade selection, based purely on
information the market offers each and every day. Enjoy!]
We often see comments to the effect of interest in gold miner stocks as a play on gold. Ten days ago, we did an analysis of silver-related stocks, Taking Stock of Silver Stocks, looking at SLW, PAAS, CDE, AG, SSRI, and HL. While many view mining companies as a proxy for gold, they are not necessarily so. There are many influences that can affect the performance of a mining stock that are unrelated to the performance of the underlying physical: management, cost of mining, depletion, labor issues, added debt, etc.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
Bankers Can [Will] Steal Your Cash But Cannot Touch Your Gold and Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2014
By: Michael_Noonan
Bankers can and will steal your cash, but there is no way they can take your personally owned and personally held gold and silver. The ongoing plan for 2014 is to buy and hold even more gold and silver and reduce your exposure to cash held in any bank. Just keep enough to cover week by week expenses, and keep the rest of your cash at home, under the mattress, in a safe, buried in the backyard, anywhere but in a bank.
ANYONE who keeps money in any banking system in the Western world is sending an RSVP to bankers to access your funds, and they will not disappoint. The confiscation of Cyprus banking accounts was bandied about as a template for other countries. "No, that would never happen," was a constant refrain. Well, it was just the beginning.
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Friday, February 14, 2014
Erosion of Trust Will Drive Gold Price Higher / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2014
By: James_Turk
Q&A with Casey Research
James Turk, founder of precious metals accumulation pioneer GoldMoney, has over 40 years' experience in international banking, finance, and investments. He began his career at the Chase Manhattan Bank and in 1983 was appointed manager of the commodity department of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
In his new book The Money Bubble: What to Do Before It Pops, James and coauthor John Rubino warn that history is about to repeat. Instead of addressing the causes of the 2008 financial crisis, the world's governments have continued along the same path. Another—even bigger—crisis is coming, and this one, say the authors, will change everything.
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Friday, February 14, 2014
Gold Stocks Breakout / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2014
By: Zeal_LLC
Gold stocks just surged to a major technical breakout, a very bullish omen. Investors are actually starting to redeploy capital in this battered sector, catapulting gold stocks into the early lead as 2014’s best performers! This year is shaping up to be the polar opposite of last year’s epic carnage, with gold stocks mean reverting back up to fundamentally-reasonable levels. The vast majority of the buying is still yet to come.
Exiting last year, gold stocks were inarguably the most hated sector in all the stock markets. And it is easy to understand why. In a stupendous year when the benchmark S&P 500 stock index blasted 29.6% higher, the flagship HUI gold-stock index collapsed 55.5% lower! It is hard to imagine a greater performance gap, which led investors to flee as gold stocks were crushed with gold. It was a total disaster.
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Friday, February 14, 2014
Silver Confirms Gold’s Breakout / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2014
By: Jason_Hamlin
As of yesterday, gold had advanced roughly $100 in 2014 for a gain of 8.3%. Silver was up $1.00 in the same time period for a smaller gain of around 5%.
It is rare to see silver underperform gold, as it usually offers leverage in either direction to the movement of the gold price.
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Friday, February 14, 2014
China's Gold Demand / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2014
By: Alasdair_Macleod
The China Gold Association http://www.cngold.org.cn/newsinfo.aspx?ID=995 this week released estimates for China's "gold consumption" for 2013 at 1,176 tonnes. Furthermore the CGA reported China's own gold production at 428 tonnes.
The CGA's figures were significantly less than recorded imports into China from Hong Kong. Instead, on my analysis, the CGA figures do not represent total demand, but presumably only that portion reported to it by its members at the retail level. The purpose of this article is to set the record straight.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Silver and Gold - Positioning for the Long Side / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2014
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
With incredible bullish and widely misunderstood fundamentals generally kept sequestered from the mainstream, it is easy to rationalize higher prices eminent at any point in time. This is certainly why so many analysts and many new investors arrive to the sector with an impatience driven by the accident (surging prices) waiting to happen any minute.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, February 14, 2014
Gold and Silver Price Control Limbo / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis
Nothing matters to anybody until it matters to everybody — and by then it's too late. This could easily be said for the gold and silver price manipulation.The question is whether the end comes before or after a concurrent monetary collapse, currency crisis, or hyperinflation.
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Friday, February 14, 2014
How Much Can Gold GDX & GDXJ Stocks Gain in 2014? / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2014
By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne
In recent months we compared the bear market in gold stocks to bear markets of the past. Readers were probably getting sick of seeing our bear analogs chart which made the case that a major bottom was coming. The good news is the major bottom is in and now we can compare the current recovery with past recoveries. GDX and GDXJ continue to form a very bullish bottoming pattern and we want to see how their measured targets (and potential upside) mesh with historical recoveries.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Why I Recently Turned Bullish on Gold Mining Stocks / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2014
By: DailyGainsLetter
Sasha Cekerevac writes: A friend of mine asked me the other day about the best way to build a long-term investment strategy. This is a great question, but it’s also one of the most difficult ones to answer.
Obviously, different people have various goals and objectives, especially when it comes to risks. For me, the way I put together an investment strategy is by looking to buy things when they are on sale, including stocks.
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Friday, February 14, 2014
Big Pharma Will Find Good Hunting Among Early-Stage Biotechs Stocks / Commodities / BioTech
By: TLSReport
Dhesh Govender, manager of the life sciences portfolio for Cedar Lane Enterprises Inc., has the inside track when it comes to identifying the hottest biotech trends. In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, Govender explains why he thinks plenty of upside remains in the life sciences sector, and reveals trade secrets that every investor should consider when building a successful investment strategy.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Food, Water and Fuel Are Necessary to Life and Investors / Commodities / Resources Investing
By: The_Energy_Report
Likening central banks to "your crackhead cousin" running loose with your American Express platinum card, Bob Moriarty sees serious economic threats in the future. This leads the owner of 321energy to look at resources like food, water and energy for protection and profit. He tells The Energy Report where energy opportunities exist, and why Chinese demand for everything will set prices in the future.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil Price Hits Fresh Monthly High / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Nadia_Simmons
Trading position (short-term): In our opinion no positions are justified from the risk/reward perspective.
On Wednesday, crude oil rose on better than expected economic data from China and climbed to its highest level since late October. Despite an increase to a fresh monthly high, light crude reversed after the EIA data showed that crude inventories rose more than expected. In this way, crude oil lost 0.11%, but closed the day above $100 per barrel.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Gold Price Recovery Faces Resistance / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2014
By: Gregor_Horvat
Gold is at the new highs after breaking out of a triangle at the start of the week. We see price now moving up in wave (c) of a second zigzag that may form a top in current 1290-1300 area. Keep in mind that despite higher highs and higher lows we think that move from 1181 is corrective, thus temporary recovery so we need to be aware of a bearish turning point in coming days. An impulsive fall back 1254 will suggest that highs are in.
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
Getting Positioned in Gold and Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2014
By: Rambus_Chartology
Before we get into tonight’s charts I would like to explain what my goal is right now for the precious metals complex. We never know 100% for sure when we have a bottom in place. All we can do is look at the charts and indicators and try to get the odds in our favor on when to make a move. For the short to intermediate term I think we have a decent bottom in place in which we can try to take advantage of a move higher.