Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Friday, December 11, 2009

GLD ETF and Fake Gold Conspiracy Theories / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Zeal_LLC

As the world’s second-largest exchange-traded fund, and sixth-largest holder of gold bullion, the GLD gold ETF has grown into a juggernaut.  GLD’s mounting popularity among stock-market investors and speculators has made it one of the most powerful forces in the global gold markets.  This ETF’s success is all the more remarkable considering it was born just 5 years ago, its rise to prominence has been meteoric.

Friday, December 11, 2009

China Buying Gold, The Big Story / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Adrian_Ash

Squinting at the gold news from China, both official and private...

CHINA'S LATEST SLEW of positive data "raises the prospect" of Beijing tightening its easy money and fiscal policies, or so the newswires claim. Currency strategist Steven Barrow at Standard Bank adds that China could be more significant for global liquidity than the United States, too.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Nuclear Power, the Real Money to be Made in Copenhagen Conference / Commodities / Energy Resources

By: Q1_Publishing

More than 1,200 limos, 140 private jets, and an additional 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide have converged on the Danish capital of Copenhagen this week to “save the world” from climate change.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Gold and Crude Oil Seasonal Analysis / Commodities / Seasonal Trends

By: John_Winston

Over the course of the past three months, gold has taken the lead from the crude oil market is a normal autumn seasonal pattern. Granted, Oil held up longer than usual and gold rallied longer, but the seasonal trends are still playing.

Let's look at the gold market first, as it has been front and center. A lot of investors shun gold but a hard look at the commodity market shows that it is one of the lesser volatile commodities. As far as a bubble goes, gold is nowhere near the price appreciations seen in other commodities like copper, sugar, cocoa, orange juice and a host of others.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Gold Long-term Bull Market Means Buy the Dips / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Adrian_Ash

THE PRICE OF GOLD ticked higher in Asia and early London trade Friday, heading towards the weekend at $1140 an ounce – some 3.4% below the record weekly finish of a fortnight ago – as world stock markets crept towards new 14-month highs.

The "safe haven" Dollar and Yen both eased back on the currency markets, but the British Pound failed to benefit, taking the gold price in Sterling back up to £700 an ounce.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Why Russia’s Oil Fields Will Soon Be Crawling with Western Oil Companies / Commodities / Oil Companies

By: Money_Morning

Kent Moors writes: Western oil majors are about to help Moscow solve its energy problem. And that could be a boon for investors.

The traditional Russian oil fields in Western Siberia are well past peak production. Some satellite fields in the region remain, but the extraction gains will be marginal.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Gold Market Awaits U.S. Retail Sales Data / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: GoldCore

Gold has been as high as $1,138.50/oz overnight and has consolidated on yesterdays higher close - the first in four trading sessions. Gold is currently trading at $1,138.50/oz and in euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €772/oz and £698/oz respectively.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Are GLD and SLV ETFs Good Proxies for Gold and Silver Bullion Investing? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Nadeem_Walayat

This analysis takes a look at the trend relationship between Gold and Silver their respective ETF's as the next in a series of articles as part of my unfolding inflationary mega-trend scenario that I intend on completing before the end of December which will be published as an ebook that I will make available for FREE. Ensure you are subscribed to my always free newsletter to get the latest analysis in your email box and check my most recent analysis on the probable inflation mega-trend at http://www.walayatstreet.com

Thursday, December 10, 2009

All That’s Gold Does Not Shine / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Richard_Shaw

The well worn phrase, “All that shines is not gold” can be turned about when talking of investing in gold to say, “All that’s gold does not shine.”

Gold has been a fine investment as of late, but how has it done over a long period?  How about over a lifetime of investing in comparison to other major assets, such as 3-month Treasuries, US aggregate bonds, and all country world stocks?

Thursday, December 10, 2009

How to Forecast the Gold Price / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Jeff_Clark

Long-term readers know that gold moves inversely to the dollar, meaning if the dollar drops, gold tends to rise (and vice versa). This happens with about 80% regularity. But what many gold writers haven’t acknowledged is the leveraged movement our favorite metal has demonstrated this year to the world’s reserve currency.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Cap and Trade, Crude Oil and Natural Gas Price Trends / Commodities / Oil Companies

By: The_Energy_Report

Jennings Capital VP and Senior Oil & Gas Research Analyst Greg Chornoboy shares his take on the prospects for prices in oil and natural gas—and what he sees driving those prices—in this exclusive Energy Report interview. Cap and trade, "a lot of smoke and fire and great rhetoric," isn't on his list. Sharing insights into prospective investments, too, Greg favors large, well-capitalized companies for natural gas, while for oil he leans toward what he calls "embryonic" juniors with overseas properties in politically stable jurisdictions. That's where the size of the potential prize can be tempting. But don't look to them as get-rich-quick schemes, he cautions. "If you're not prepared to wait it out, it's not an appropriate investment."

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Gold Down 10% in Days But Fundamentals Remain Sound / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: GoldCore

Gold is trading at $1,127/oz and in euro and GBP terms gold is trading at €766/oz and £692/oz. Support for gold is currently seen at $1,109/oz and resistance at $1,145/oz.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Gold Tracks Dollar, as Ticking Debt Time Bombs Threaten Euro / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Adrian_Ash

THE PRICE OF GOLD was little changed Thursday morning in London, recording its lowest AM Fix since Nov. 13th at $1125 per ounce as the US Dollar held onto this week's rally on the currency market.

Both the Swiss and UK central banks kept their key interest rates at historic lows of 0.25% and 0.50% respectively.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Rough Rice Soft Commodity Reaches Key Resistance / Commodities / Agricultural Commodities

By: Seven_Days_Ahead

In respect of the current climate conference we take a look at Rough Rice futures (CBOT), with prices influenced by inclement weather – the possible result of climate change. This was recently discussed on CNBC by Mark Sturdy, and those interested may follow this at http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1349059964&play=1

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Gold Price Top Indicated by Record Trading Volume / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Miles_Banner

Last week we saw unusually high volumes of short sellers in the COMEX futures market. On Friday, 4 th December, we saw the biggest volume of sellers in the SPDR (GLD) ETF in its 5 year history. In four working days, between the 3 rd – 8 th December, Gold has had a sharp sell off, dropping more than $100. Together, these show the volatility of investment demand and draw into question whether this is a top for the gold price…

Thursday, December 10, 2009

OPTIONS PLAY: COMEX SILVER Reaches Major Support / Commodities / Options & Warrants

By: Matt_McKinney

After this huge correction in COMEX SILVER it has touched MAJOR support.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Commodities ETF Trading Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, and Natural Gas / Commodities / Commodities Trading

By: Chris_Vermeulen

Etf trading has made it so easy for traders and investors to get maximum exposure to the entire market without the high fees of mutual funds and manager. There are now etfs covering almost every investment type whether it’s stocks, indexes, sectors, commodities, bonds, real estate, currencies etc…

In this short report I will quickly show a few charts on what is happening for precious metals and energy.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Should the Weakness in The Silver-to-Gold Ratio Make You Worried? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Przemyslaw_Radomski

In my previous essay, apart from commenting on the current situation and suggesting that the top is in for the precious metals sector, I also wrote about the positive fundamental outlook for this particular market as far as long term is concerned. I wrote the following:

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Awaiting Downtrend Reversal Signal for Gold / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Mike_Paulenoff

From the perspective of the Bollinger Bands, spot gold prices appear to be traversing the entire band width from $1225 to $1099 prior to expectations of a tradable low (buying opportunity). Let’s keep an eye on spot gold prices for additional weakness into the $1100 area and a technical upside reversal signal. If such a scenario unfolds, then we should look for a buying opportunity in the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) in the 108.30-107.90 target zone.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Gold Gets Hit Hard, Goldbugs Buying Opportunity or Time to Panic? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Claus_Vogt

On Thursday of last week, gold hit an all-time high of $1,227 an ounce. Since then, gold’s price is down to $1,145 per ounce for a quick loss of nearly 7 percent.

Strong U.S. employment data were cited as the reason behind this move and other fireworks in the financial markets.