Commodities
Commodity Trading: Bernanke Yanks The Rug From Underneath The Markets
What a mess… Last week was a train wreck for commodities. Trading screens were filled with red as investors reacted to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s Wednesday press conference. Of course, not only were commodities sent sharply lower, but equities followed suit with huge losses of their own. What happened? In a nutshell, Bernanke told investors […]
You’ll Never Guess Which Asset Has Been The Top Performer Over The Last Year
Imagine a basket of major assets. In this basket are all the major stock indices, all the big commodities, and even all the major currencies (versus the Dollar). Over the last 12 months, which of these assets do you think has performed the best? The S&P 500 is up nearly 24% over the period. Not […]
Gold Stocks: Is The Collapse Finally Over?
Something very interesting is happening… For the first time since last summer, the average gold stock is actually rising along with the price of gold. You see, except for a multi-week rally where both gold and gold stocks rose in July 2012, miners have solidly underperformed the yellow metal for years. In fact, even when […]
Hot Commodity Stocks: This Natural Gas Producer Is On A Roll…
No doubt about it, underlying natural gas market fundamentals have grown considerably more bullish since this time last year… Dry-gas drill rig counts have plummeted and are currently near 18-year lows. As of yesterday’s EIA inventory report, natural gas in storage is at 2,141 billion cubic feet (bcf). That’s 28% lower than last year and […]
US Dollar Assault: Will Commodities Continue Suffering?
From a commodity bull’s perspective, 2013 isn’t turning out to be all that stellar. Fact is, the majority of commodities are currently trading lower than where they started the year. Take a look at the Reuters/Jeffries CRB Index and you’ll see exactly what I mean… In case you’re unaware, the CRB Index reflects the average […]
Technical Analysis: Is Crude Ready To Run Over $100?
Remember that potentially explosive chart of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude I showed you a few days ago? Well, it’s about to get even more interesting. But before I show you what’s in store for crude trading this week, let me quickly recap the long-term technical chart… As you can see in the weekly chart […]
Crude Oil: You Have To See This Chart…
The price of crude is all over the map in recent trading. Early last week, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) plunged from just over $94 a barrel down to $90… a steep drop in just two trading days. But come Thursday, the US benchmark oil contract shot right back up to $94. And that’s just the […]
Will The Resurgence In Gold Hold Up?
I mentioned in an article a couple weeks ago that is was likely too soon to give up on gold. The article was written after the price of gold has fallen off a cliff. I felt that gold was too important of a safe-haven investment to stay depressed this time around. And, it looks like […]
Hot Commodities: More Upside For Cocoa?
One thing’s for certain… The past two weeks have been rather treacherous for anyone bullish of commodities. Precious metals were wiped out, crude took a dive, and industrial metals set new 52-week lows. At first glance, it looks like bears are completely overtaking the commodity markets. But do a little research and you’ll find that’s […]
Commodity ETFs: A Big Advantage Over Commodity Based Stocks…
I’ve been talking about the advantages of commodity ETFs over the past few weeks. First I laid out the underlying thesis for adding commodity exposure to your portfolio in the first place. Then I proposed why commodity ETFs are a far better alternative to risky and complicated futures contracts and options. But what about commodity-based […]
