Commodity Analysis & Comment

June and July have brought sweeping changes to what decides the direction of oil Increasingly, oil has become more sensitive to a dollar ramping on threats of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal...

Rising summer heat forms a solid base for gas pricing in the higher $6 If the upside holds, gas charts indicate the first breakout to $6.80 and $8 later Freeport LNG outage makes less of a difference...

Inconsistent numbers from various institutions and analysts have been driving volatility in oil markets Traders should respond accordingly to their views regarding a prolonged economic...

An economic slowdown—not to mention a recession—should be very bearish for oil A Descending Triangle appears to be forming on the daily chart, inherently more bearish than a Symmetrical...

Dollar's 16% bull run over the past year is “about as extreme as it gets, historically speaking,” according to analysts Oil falls into a bear market, sliding 21% from June high Gold...

Prosecutors accuse three former JPMorgan Chase & Co employees of "ripping off" the precious metals futures market with fake orders Spoofing—or the placement of sell and buy orders one never...

Gold bulls appear to have caught a break from this week’s blitzkrieg that sent the yellow metal’s prices to 10-month lows. The question is will it last? And when will the pivotal...

Gold firmed after falling to a nine-month low.The yellow metal is down 16.5% from its Mar. 8 all-time high. What's interesting about this is that gold is supposed to be an inflation hedge. The price...

The average American is cranking the air conditioner up more than ever since summer began, and the next ten days are forecast to be sweltering.Yet, it might not be enough to prevent another selloff in...

Recession concerns suggest falling demand for oil. When the economy shrinks, business expansion comes to a standstill, consumers reduce demand, which means less energy is needed to produce goods, and...

Citigroup says oil could collapse to $65 a barrel by the end of this year and slump to $45 by end-2023 if a demand-crippling recession hits. Let’s not go that far. Will we get to $85 before...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comRetail traders can play movement in gasoline futures through the UGA ETF After hitting an all-time high in June, RBOB futures have declined to...

Deepening worries about a recession could weigh on the demand outlook for oil this week, despite tight supply concerns and the prospect of US job gains in June which might cause a new bout of...

Oil bulls might still be grimacing while the bears rejoice over June’s extraordinary plunge that led to crude's first loss in a month since November. Moving on from that is the bigger story...