Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Friday, January 11, 2013

What do Silver to Gold and Platinum to Gold Ratios Tell Us? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: P_Radomski_CFA

We at Sunshine Profits are deeply convinced that the bullish fundamentals for the precious metals market are still in place, and are not easily put off by recent corrections. But how to tell which asset will outperform the others when the market finally starts to rally strongly? You might have noticed that we quite often use various ratios on our charts - such a technique is called Relative Strength Analysis and helps an analyst tell which of the two assets (or group of assets) is likely to do better in the future. This may be done to compare two particular assets (such as silver:gold ratio) or two groups of assets (such as the general stock market and precious metals stocks - SPX:GDX ratio).

Friday, January 11, 2013

Campaign Against Gold Has Failed Says Central Bank Think-Tank / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Ben_Traynor

WHOLESALE gold bullion prices dipped back below $1670 an ounce Friday morning in London, 0.9% up on where it started the week, after jumping 1% yesterday following the European Central Bank's decision to leave interest rates on hold, which was also followed by gains for the Euro.

Silver meantime drifted back below $30.70 an ounce this morning, while stock markets were little changed and commodities edged lower along with US Treasury bond prices.

Friday, January 11, 2013

PIMCO's Bill Gross - Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin Is Not The Solution / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: GoldCore

Today’s AM fix was USD 1,669.50, EUR 1,258.29 and GBP 1,036.25 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,663.00, EUR 1,269.37 and GBP 1,036.65 per ounce.

Silver is trading at $30.68/oz, €23.24/oz and £19.12/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,629.00/oz, palladium at $694.00/oz and rhodium at $1,150/oz.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Gold and Silver Bullion and Stocks Forecast 2013 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne

Gold and Silver Bullion and Stocks Forecast 2013

This analysis is excerpted from part of yesterday's subscriber update in which we presented our outlook for Gold, Silver and GDX/HUI. When making forecasts and writing outlooks, analysts must look at a multitude of things. We usually begin by examining the macro landscape via inter market analysis. How are the various markets trending? Which are lagging? Where are the divergences? As we begin 2013, there has been an important shift in regards to precious metals that few analysts have picked up on. The rest of our analysis filters down from this discovery.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Why Gold’s Worth Buying on Dips / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: InvestmentContrarian

George Leong writes: Gold is currently in a holding pattern at below $1,700 an ounce, but one thing is for sure: in spite of what some pundits are saying, it’s not time to sell yet. In an interview on CNBC, Marc Faber, also known as “Dr. Doom,” suggested that gold could correct 10% or more to as low as $1,550 or $1,600. (Source: “‘Dr. Doom’ Faber Sees Possible 10% Gold Correction,” Yahoo! Finance via CNBC, January 8, 2012.) While I’m not as negative, I do believe gold could retest support between $1,600 and $1,625 in the near term. Failure to hold could see a sub-$1,600 price.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Will Gold Euro Rollercoaster Continue? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: GoldSilverWorlds

Forex Traders writes: At some point in every tutorial on investing, the relationship between Gold and the U.S. Dollar is referred to as an inverse correlation, meaning that as the value of the Dollar goes down, then an investor would expect the value of Gold to go in the opposite direction. As with any “rule”, there are always exceptions, but if the Fed expands the money supply, it is a safe bet that Gold might appreciate, since it is priced in Dollars on the global market. If you dilute the Dollar’s value, Gold must go up to compensate.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Is There Really a Danger of Gold Being Confiscated? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Julian_DW_Phillips

Readers may not agree with our conclusions on the confiscation of gold, but we emphasis this reality. If we are wrong you will still own your gold. If we are right and you have not taken the right steps to guard against confiscation and the personal dangers to you individually, you will lose your gold if not suffer the penalties the "Gold Confiscation Order" brings with it.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Gold and Silver Shares: Nightmare or Investor Opportunity? / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2013

By: Dudley_Baker

The last four or five years have been a nightmare for many investors, especially those of us investors in the natural resource stocks. Even though gold and silver rallied to new highs in 2011 most shares did not follow and have in fact greatly lagged in performance.

Of course during this time there have been some companies that have performed well and were big winners but we know, as well as you, that on balance the natural resource sector has been a nightmare for investors of the shares of juniors and exploration companies. Frankly, that's putting it nicely.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

US Monetary Policy "Gives No Reason to Change Bullish View on Gold" / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Ben_Traynor

THE SPOT gold price hovered above $1660 per ounce Wednesday morning in London, slightly up on the week so far, before dropping through that level ahead of US trading.

"[Gold] continues to consolidate last week's down move from $1694 to $1627," says the latest technical analysis from bullion bank Scotiabank.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Hedge Fund Disasters Are Hurting Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Michael_Swanson

The price of gold has been kept down by hedge fund redemptions. These redemptions will end in a week and after that a nasty hand that has been holding the price of gold down will be lifted. As we begin this new year news is starting to trickle out demonstrating that hedge funds as a whole have had a horrid performance last year.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Pension Money Invested In Gold Bullion Is 'Peanuts' ... At The Moment / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: GoldCore

Today’s AM fix was USD 1,663.50, EUR 1,272.37 and GBP 1,035.35 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,653.75, EUR 1,261.06 and GBP 1,028.07 per ounce.

Silver is trading at $30.40/oz, €23.39/oz and £19.04/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,591.50/oz, palladium at $679.00/oz and rhodium at $1,150/oz.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Platinum Market Analysis and Forecast for 2013 / Commodities / Platinum

By: The_Gold_Report

Violent strikes and supply disruptions in South Africa put platinum in the headlines last year, and the metal spent 2012 selling at a discount to gold. Is a platinum discount the new normal? How will the market shift in the labor strike fallout? And will mining asteroids transform supply fundamentals? CPM Group Platinum Analyst Erica Rannestad met with The Metals Report to share her price and cost forecasts for 2013 and discuss the supply and demand trends to watch this year.

The Metals Report: Across the mining sector, investors are concerned with rapidly rising costs. How did the 2012 strikes in South Africa affect operating costs in the platinum group metals (PGM) mining industry specifically?

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Crude Oil Stocks Forecast 2013 / Commodities / Oil Companies

By: David_Petch

This article was published for the benefit of subscribers on January 7th, 2013. The purpose of this article is to discuss what lies ahead in 2013. Areas not discussed are prior articles relating to 9 healthcare stocks in uptrends or the most recent update regarding the S&P 500 and AMEX Gold BUGS Indices. General concepts are shared in this article, with more detailed information and future dates kept for subscribers. We thought it was important to share this information to help guide investors for the turbulent period of time that lies ahead into 2014.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Dealers Report "Very Strong" Gold Demand from China, Indian Interest "Significant" / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Ben_Traynor

WHOLESALE gold bullion prices ended Tuesday morning in London at $1655 per ounce, regaining ground lost yesterday to climb back to where it started the week, with dealers reporting signs of strong demand from India and China, the world's two biggest gold buying nations.

Silver climbed to $30.40 an ounce, slightly up on the week so far, while stocks and commodities also edged higher and US Treasuries fell.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

China's Gold Volume “Shot Through The Roof” Yesterday Ahead Of Lunar New Year / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: GoldCore

Today’s AM fix was USD 1,653.75, EUR 1,261.06 and GBP 1,028.07 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,653.75, EUR 1,267.82 and GBP 1,029.60 per ounce.

Silver is trading at $30.38/oz, €23.25/oz and £18.95/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,569.50/oz, palladium at $672.00/oz and rhodium at $1,150/oz.

Monday, January 07, 2013

Gold Bugs Ready to Accept Apologies From Paper Asset Buying Gurus / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Ned_W_Schmidt

All us crazy Gold bugs are ready to accept the apology of gurus and strategists that have filled the airways and internet with the unrelenting drivel on buying paper equities over the past two decades. We just have not heard it yet. We may have to wait longer, though the evidence suggests it should come soon. Twenty years should be sufficient time for them to recognize the error of their ways.

Monday, January 07, 2013

Shanghai Gold Trading Jumps as US Gold Derivatives Shrink to 3-Year Low / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Adrian_Ash

SPOT GOLD PRICES traded in a $10 range Monday morning, rising above last week's finish at $1656 per ounce as European stock markets cut earlier losses.

Silver prices also whipped in a tight range, holding at $30.25 per ounce by lunchtime in London.

Major currencies and government bonds were also little changed, as were broader commodity prices.

Monday, January 07, 2013

Gold Rush Bubble? US Gold Coin Sales Fall 25% In 2012 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: GoldCore

Today’s AM fix was USD 1,653.75, EUR 1,029.60 and GBP 1,267.82 per ounce.   Friday’s AM fix was USD 1,632.25, EUR 1,254.32 and GBP 1,018.37 per ounce. Silver is trading at $30.21/oz, €23.29/oz and £18.89/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,565.50/oz, palladium at $682.00/oz and rhodium at $1,150/oz.  

Monday, January 07, 2013

Four Timely Investment Moves For The Next Three Crises 2013 / Commodities / Energy Resources

By: Money_Morning

Dr. Kent Moors writes: As I wrote last Thursday, the aftermath of the fiscal cliff deal requires some restructuring of energy sector holdings.

We are currently in a brief period between crises. Nothing was resolved in the eleventh (and a half) hour compromise.

The truth is there are still three huge fights on the horizon - revisiting the sequestration (automatic spending cuts) portion of the fiscal cliff, spending versus taxation in the budget, and raising the debt ceiling.

Monday, January 07, 2013

The Economics of Gold and Silver in 2013 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013

By: Alasdair_Macleod

The New Year should see some major changes in how gold and silver are regarded in the West, if it becomes obvious that confidence in government-issued money as a medium of exchange might be misplaced. This concern is for the moment essentially limited to economists of the Austrian School.