Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Still Eyeing $1,200 Gold in 2009 / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: The_Gold_Report

Bullish on gold since it carried a $400-per-ounce price tag, Blue Phoenix Chief Investment Strategist John Licata expects the king of metals to ring in the New Year with a $1,200-per-ounce crown. As he told The Gold Report in April, he still considers gold one of the best asset plays in the world. With recovery on the horizon, he's also high on silver—in part because a pickup in manufacturing will drive up demand. While he says it's premature to claim economic recovery, he isn't looking to copper to serve as the traditional harbinger of a return from recession this time. His rationale? Good economic news—while too inconsistent to make recovery imminent—is already baked in to copper's climb already this year.

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Antioquia Gold Drilling Colombian Assets / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: Midas_Letter

Colombia has emerged as a prolific source of new gold deposits during the last several years, and Antioquia Gold Inc. (TSX.V:AGD) is the latest TSX Venture listed company to begin exploration there. Antioquia (pronounced An-tee-oh-¬kwee-ah) controls a 100% interest in 6 mining concessions covering a total of 279 hectares (Guayabito) and a 90% interest in 2 additional and adjacent mining concessions that cover 5,243 hectares, both in the department (province) of Antioquia, 70 kilometres northeast of Medellin, the regional capital.

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Gold's Price Pattern Points to Sharp Break-Out, Bank Analysts Target 39% Rally / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Adrian_Ash

THE PRICE OF GOLD fell as London returned from the Bank Holiday weekend on Tuesday, dropping all of Asia's 1% bounce and recording an AM Gold Fix at $949.75 an ounce.

European stock markets also fell, losing 1.2% in London and 1.5% in Frankfurt.

Monday, August 31, 2009

History Lesson: September Is Best Month for Gold / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Frank_Holmes

We’re heading into September next week, so it’s a good time to revisit the historic seasonality of gold and gold stocks.

Over the past four decades, September has been the best time for gold in terms of its month-over-month price appreciation. You can see this on the chart below – in a typical year, the price of gold in September rises 2.5 percent above its August price.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Rare Double-play Opportunity in Crude Oil, Gold and Commodities / Commodities / Resources Investing

By: Money_and_Markets

Larry Edelson writes: Truth be told, I’m even more bullish now on gold, oil and other natural resources than I was when I nailed the start of the massive bull market in commodities nine years ago, in the middle of the year 2000 — before gold prices tripled and before oil rocketed up some 1,030 percent from $13 per barrel to its all-time high of $147.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Gold Growing Expectations of a Break Above $1000 / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: GoldCore

Gold is currently trading at $954/oz after finishing higher last week which was important technically. Gold is looking to close the month of August with a monthly higher close (July 31st close $953.75/oz) but the shorts will as ever be attempting to paint the tape. Expectations for gold to break above resistance at $1,000/oz in the coming months are growing and any dips are expected to be bought.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Gold, A Technical Macro and Micro View / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Bill_Downey

The seasonal factor for the gold market is due to turn up in the month of September.  But we want to ask ourselves, WHAT needs to happen for it to kick in?   Well, certainly the psychology has to be there.  More importantly however, demand must be there. And what is the most likely demand factor this time of year?   Christmas & holidays and India's wedding season.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Are We Facing a Banking Crisis? Is the Gold Price About to Explode? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Brian_Bloom

FLIGHT TO SAFETY APPEARS IMMINENT

Summary

The markets appear to be anticipating a banking crisis.

Monday, August 31, 2009

How to Day Trade and Swing Trade the Spot Gold GLD Chart / Commodities / Commodities Trading

By: Chris_Vermeulen

Over the past couple of months, gold and silver have been uneventful. In this report I have posted weekly charts to show the larger trend of gold and silver. Also I have provided small charts of the US and Canadian gold stock funds GDX and XGD.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Gold Buying Opportunity of a Lifetime? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: EWI

Beware: Gold is setting itself up for "the buy of a lifetime." Only the resource we're about to share with you will help you prepare for it.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Is the Stock Market Overbought What Does it Mean for Gold and Silver? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Przemyslaw_Radomski

I have to confess to a love affair that goes back a long ways with that exciting, hyper-volatile metal-- silver.

This week The Wall Street Journal reported that silver has enjoyed greater price gains than gold so far in 2009.  The Journal noted that silver often follows gold, although sometimes with greater moves since it is a less-active market and thus more prone to volatile price swings. Naturally, silver’s stillness is limited to many consolidation periods, and to the early parts of a particular upleg. When silver finally does move near the end of a rally, the move is likely to be substantial. So far in 2009, December silver futures have risen 26%, while December gold is up 6%, the Journal reported.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Gold and Silver Hidden Chart Messages / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Ronald_Rosen

We may have seen a blow off high for the 30 year T-bond when the price moved up and out of the channel that has been in effect since 1987. This channel was in place for 22 years without being violated in either direction. A blow-off high may indicate that a breach of the lower channel line will occur. A close below the lower channel line will indicate rising interest rates. That would be bullish for the U. S. Dollar and bearish for gold Vis a Vis the U. S. Dollar.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Gold Continues Towards the Mouth of a Megaphone Pattern / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Merv_Burak

Gold price continues to move towards the mouth of a megaphone pattern.  The longer it stays within the megaphone the weaker a break-out may be.  Let’s hear it for a break-out NOW, and on the up side.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Palladiums Bullish Posture Bodes Well for All Precious Metals / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Douglas_V._Gnazzo

The Economy - Congressman Ron Paul continues his relentless fight for freedom and liberty. The man is simply amazing. Words cannot express his actions. Here are three bills he recently introduced.

• HR 3395: The Health Freedom Act
• HR 3394: The Health Information Protection Act
• HR 3396: The Congressional Responsibility & Accountability Act

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Precious Metals Bull Market, We Haven't Seen Anything Yet / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: The_Gold_Report

The stock market's still on tap for a ferocious fall after Labor Day, claims TraderTracks editor Roger Wiegand—as he told The Gold Report a few months back. The veteran prognosticator doesn't see much to be encouraged about on the global economic front, either, with the engines of growth "melting like snow in July." However, he does see the makings of some "pretty exciting" action in precious metals.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Why Did the U.S. Government Confiscate Gold in 1933 and Can it Happen Again? Part3 / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Julian_DW_Phillips

In this the third part of this series we look at the fall of gold as a medium of exchange and the freeing up of gold ownership from August 15th 1974 onwards.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Profiting from the Precious Metals Sector… / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks

By: Oakshire_Financial

In keeping with our recent theme of generating income from gold and gold share investments, we now continue with the final installment in our series. We trust you found the first two parts helpful, the former on convertible gold securities and the latter on covered calls.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Bullish on Crude Oil and Natural Gas ETF / Commodities / Crude Oil

By: Mike_Paulenoff

My hourly work is warning me that crude oil's powerful rally off of yesterday's low at 69.83 into the morning high at 73.3 exhibits a bullish profile, which indicates to me that new uptrend might have started rather than the strength representing an oversold bounce after Tuesday's powerful dwonside reversal spike.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Gold Is Pale Because It Has So Many Thieves Plotting Against It / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2009

By: Professor_Emeritus

* The title is a quotation from Diogenes Laertius (fl. 2nd century A.D.) This was the favorite quotation of the late Chicago economist and gold expert Melchior Palyi.

25 years ago I visited Comex at the World Trade Center, watching the feverish activity in the gold pit from behind the glass wall in the gallery. A gentleman standing next, unknown to me, remarked: "One day this make-believe charade will come to a bad end. All that these guys are doing down there is creating ever more claims to the same lump of gold -- just as governments have been doing before they met their ignominious fate."

Friday, August 28, 2009

New Upleg for UltraLong Oil and Gas DIG ETF? / Commodities / Natural Gas

By: Mike_Paulenoff

The hourly candlestick chart of the ProShares Ultra Long Oil & Gas ETF (NYSE: DIG) shows the August rally period, which exhibits bullish form from the August 17 pivot low at 26.43 to the August 25 high at 31.60. After that rally, let’s notice that the pullback to 29.04 yesterday represents an almost exact 50% correction of the prior advance before yesterday afternoon’s initiation of a new upleg.