Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Gold Price Could Retest $1322 Low / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Ben_Traynor
SPOT MARKET gold bullion prices fell to two-week lows Friday, drifting lower towards $1440 an ounce during this morning's London session before dropping sharply through that level, as stocks gained and most commodities fell as the Dollar strengthened against major currencies.
Silver fell to $23.34 an ounce, while copper prices ticked higher.
"The risk [for gold] is a break through support [will] test the $1322 low," say technical analysts at bullion bank Scotia Mocatta, who cited $1440 an ounce as a key support level.
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Has the Great Gold Crash Divorced Bullion from Futures Prices? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Money_Morning
Peter Krauth writes: In mid-April, a black swan crash-landed on the gold market. Over just two trading days, gold futures prices shed 13%, falling from $1,575 to $1,375.
That $200 cliff dive was the largest two-day drop in 33 years.
Gold prices already had been in steady consolidation mode for 18 months. But the magnitude and swiftness of this dramatic move were rare...to the point of suspicion.
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Is Buffet Right About Not Buying Gold? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Julian_DW_Phillips
Who is Warren Buffet? He's 'Yoda' of the financial world. He is a man brilliantly skilled at making profits with considerable expertise in the U.S. economy and its corporations.
Gold is, as he says, a dormant item pulled out of the ground and stored in vaults thereafter. It is not for 'just making profits because it is an entirely different animal to corporations.
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Is It Time to Look Away from Gold? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: InvestmentContrarian
George Leong writes: Lately, I’ve been reading about all of this buying of gold bullion by central banks around the world.
Some would say the move is bullish for the precious metal, but I’m not convinced. I was encouraged by the recent bounce after the price fell below $1,400 an ounce, but it has since stalled, based on my technical analysis.
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
Silver Bull Market Following Structure Of 1970's Bull Market / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Hubert_Moolman
The 70s silver bull took place during a period from a major peak in the Dow/Gold ratio (1966) to a major bottom in Dow/Gold ratio (1980). The silver bull market started in 1971 and ended at the beginning of 1980.The current silver bull market also started after a major peak in the Dow/Gold ratio (peak was at the end of 1999).The current silver bull market started in 2001, and it is also likely to end when the Dow/Gold ratio makes a major bottom. See the chart below, as illustration:
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
Gold Still Bearish as Western Buying Cools / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Adrian_Ash
SPOT GOLD PRICES slipped back below $1470 per ounce Thursday morning in London, drifting as world stock markets failed to follow Wall Street higher, where equities yesterday hit new all-time highs.
Silver held above $24.00 per ounce, just shy of last week's finish, as commodities slipped overall.
A rise in Sterling after the Bank of England held its monetary policy unchanged drove gold prices down to £942 per ounce for UK investors.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
The Real Reason Gold Price Fell / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: The_Gold_Report
Things are upside down in the gold market. Valuations are irrationally low, while global consumerism fuels demand and supply comes up short. Lawrence Roulston, editor and publisher of Resource Opportunities, advises people to trust their guts as well as the numbers when weeding through prospective investments. In this interview with The Gold Report, he skirts around conspiracy theories regarding the recent gold sell-off and keeps his advice simple: lower expectations, get rid of poorly performing investments and load up on the companies going cheap. If you push against the trend, you might come out with your feet on the ground.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Peak Oil Revisited - Oil Limits Are Now Debt Limits / Commodities / Crude Oil
By: Andrew_McKillop
LIMITS TO GROWTH
Oil and energy limits are more complex than what we have imagined so far. The crossover from OECD Old World dominance of oil market demand, to Rest Of World dominance was more than 7 years ago, but the perception of what this means has been slow. Very slow.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
India Aims to Restrict Gold Imports As China Breaks New Records / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: GoldCore
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,454.00, EUR 1,108.74 and GBP 939.09 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,463.00, EUR 1,118.67 and GBP 941.74 per ounce.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Gold: Who’s Selling Who’s Buying Who’s Lying / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Darryl_R_Schoon
Although the Pharisees of paper money successfully forced down the price of gold, like those who lobbied Pontius Pilate to crucify Jesus, the consequences of their actions will backfire beyond their wildest imagination.
The decision of the paper money cabal to force down the price of gold is akin to Japan’s decision to attack Pearl Harbor. Although the attack was successful, the eventual consequences were not what Japan had envisioned.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Gold Prices Start to Weaken Again / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Donald_W_Dony
Following the May 1, 2013 Market Minute titled "Has gold's bounce reached the peak?", the yellow metal has stalled at the $1487-$1485 resistance level for almost two weeks. Today's trading suggests the main downward trend is still in force and that another rollover maybe starting.
Gold's trading direction changed in October 2012 after the metal reached $1798.10. Since then, gold has steadily drifted lower with a series of declining price lows.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Gold and Silver Holding the Line / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Jesse
The mouthpieces in the media are maintaining a steady drumbeat against gold and silver.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Gold Warning - Financial Reporting of U.S. Citizens Coming. Will it Include Gold? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Julian_DW_Phillips
Commodity Futures Trading Commission New Regulations Reporting Overseas Transactions
Since the start of the credit crunch in mid-2007 we have seen a steady move forward by government to place greater control over the financial aspects of people's lives. One of the biggest milestones from an investor's point of view has been the establishment of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). This is consistent with the intentions expressed by President Obama that U.S. Citizen's financial successes at home and abroad should be subject to U.S Taxation so that the U.S., as a nation, can benefit. The Patriot Act was the first to employ this approach but now we are moving several steps forward from these measures.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Catching a Commodity Falling Price Knife / Commodities / Commodities Trading
By: Ed_Carlson
The April collapse in gold has drawn attention to the two-year decline in the commodity sector. Since gold’s collapse both it and crude oil have experienced a strong rally over the last two weeks. Many want to know if commodities have bottomed.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Bank Depositors Beware, Deposits Over €100,000 Are At Risk! / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: GoldCore
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,463.00, EUR 1,118.67 and GBP 941.74 per ounce.
Friday’s AM fix was USD 1,476.50, EUR 1,124.95 and GBP 949.34 per ounce.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Gold Struggles in Sideways Resistance Price Range / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Ben_Traynor
WHOLESALE gold market prices fell to $1460 an ounce Tuesday morning, around ten Dollars lower than where it closed last week, as the FTSE in London ticked higher following yesterday's UK bank holiday.
Other European stock markets also edged higher, while the Euro gained against the Dollar immediately following the release of better-than-expected German factory orders data.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
American Gold and Silver Eagle Coin Sales Show Safe-haven Public Mind Set / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Michael_J_Kosares
This chart on American Gold Eagle Coin Sales illustrates a point I made over the weekend in response to a question from JFT about gold as a deflation hedge. As you can see, the demand for American Gold Eagles, a bellwether for international physical demand, grew significantly in the period 2008 to present — a disinflationary period marked by widespread concern over the health of the financial system and the banks.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Protect Your Gold and Silver Bullion in a World of Paper Theft / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Vin_Maru
Lately there has been a lot more news on how the physical demand for precious metals is off the charts. It seem like the physical off-take of bullion from dealers has only accelerated during this recent price drop in the metals. Inventory shortages are now a common occurrence at many dealers and premiums are rising until more supply comes to market.
Monday, May 06, 2013
How to Trade Gold, Silver and Mining Stocks Long-term Trend Forecasts / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: Chris_Vermeulen
How to trade Gold and other precious metals related investments is not that complex. But you must be willing to wait for price to provide low risk entry points before getting involved. Precious metals are like any other investment in respect to trading and investing in them. There are times when you should be long, times to be in cash and times to be short (benefit from falling prices).
Monday, May 06, 2013
Gold and Silver Inevitable Sentiment Reversal / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013
By: John_Townsend
The usefulness of sentiment's stealth crystal ball is about to be revealed to the litany of unsuspecting precious metal bears and skeptics who have convinced themselves that gold's bull market is either over or, at the minimum, in need of lengthy ongoing retesting, restructuring and consolidation.
This article will bring us up to date as to the degree of current bearish sentiment regarding both gold and silver using no fewer than 5 sentiment indicators (with 9 illustrative charts), as well as provide the reader with an opportunity to observe the price outcome of previous bearish extremes using these sentiment indicators.