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Goldman’s Commodity Unit Sees Worst Q1 In A Decade

Jul 03, 2017 at 12:11 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The leading commodities trader among global investment banks, Goldman Sachs, is assessing the future direction of its commodities business, following the worst start to a year in more than a…

Wall St. Gears Up For The World’s Biggest Oil Trade

Apr 10, 2017 at 15:29 | Irina Slav

International banks are preparing for the Hacienda Hedge – the secretive oil deal that has seen Mexico earn billions from successful bets on future oil prices. Detailed in an

China’s Stock Market Meltdown Not Over Yet

Jul 27, 2015 at 10:05 | Charles Kennedy

After a few weeks of stabilizing, China’s stock markets are once again in turmoil. China’s stock markets peaked in June following a dramatic spike over the…

Time to Sit Back and Plan Your Next Investment strategy

Sep 11, 2014 at 18:07 | Jim Hyerczyk

With crude oil and crude oil-related stocks exhibiting nearly free-fall characteristics, unless you’re willing to play the short-side after an almost three month sell-off, this week it may be best…

Exxon Mobil and the Oil Markets

Sep 04, 2014 at 19:47 | Jim Hyerczyk

The price action by Exxon Mobil (XOM) puts this stock on the radar this week. This market is significant because it is a major component of the S&P 500 Index…

Energy Market Review & Forecast – 29th August 2014

Aug 28, 2014 at 20:22 | Jim Hyerczyk

Weekly Crude OilOctober crude oil futures continued to consolidate on the weekly chart after…

Time To Go Long WTI, If Only By Proxy

Aug 07, 2014 at 20:44 | Martin Tillier

It is no secret that, since I first started contributing here, I have been somewhat bearish on the price of oil, or more specifically on West Texas Intermediate (WTI). That…

Oil Majors Face Long-Term Challenges

Aug 07, 2014 at 20:39 | Editorial Dept

It is quarterly earnings season and the latest figures are in. The world’s major oil companies posted mixed results. Some were good, some were bad, some showed signs of short-term…

A Shift in Sentiment for October Gasoline Futures?

Aug 07, 2014 at 20:33 | Jim Hyerczyk

Gasoline Futures OutlookThis week’s technical chart pattern and a slight change in the fundamentals may be indications of an impending shift in sentiment for October Gasoline futures. At…

The Fed Decision: Analyzing the Reaction

Mar 21, 2014 at 14:22 | Editorial Dept

Just in case you are living under a rock and missed it, on Wednesday the new Fed chair, Janet Yellen, gave her first press conference following a rate decision. Fed…

Forget Momentum – 2014 is About Value

Feb 14, 2014 at 14:26 | Dan Dicker

It’s been a tough winter, and not just because of the weather.  The markets have given us opportunity but it’s been a barbed-wire wrapped one:  Big moves down have looked…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 7th February 2014

Feb 07, 2014 at 14:51 | Jim Hyerczyk

March crude oil futures rose to even for the year, erasing all of the loss from the December 31, 2013 close at $98.55. Positive U.S. economic data, stabilizing equity markets…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 31st January 2014

Jan 31, 2014 at 16:36 | Jim Hyerczyk

Crude oil futures surged this week as traders appeared to be unfazed by a few of the traditional fundamentals that should have curtailed the upside action. This week,…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 23rd January 2014

Jan 24, 2014 at 15:54 | Jim Hyerczyk

After two weeks of consolidation, March crude oil futures surged to the upside, changing the main trend to up on the daily chart, but making a little more than a…

Iran's Patience May Pay Off in Oil Markets

Jan 17, 2014 at 18:52 | Daniel J. Graeber

The head of an Iranian committee on foreign investment said reaching an agreement on nuclear issues will encourage oil companies to take another look at Iran. Iran's new face on…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 17th January 2014

Jan 17, 2014 at 17:35 | Jim Hyerczyk

February crude oil consolidated on the weekly chart last week, suggesting the market may be poised for another short-covering rally. Based on the short-term range of $100.75 to $91.24, traders…

Energy Markets and the Waiting Game

Jan 10, 2014 at 16:31 | Dan Dicker

Sometimes I regret being an energy focused trader, because frankly, nothing much has been happening to make an energy trader happy -- crude prices have been range bound, stocks have…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 10th January 2014

Jan 10, 2014 at 16:26 | Jim Hyerczyk

After the sell-off in crude oil the week-ending January 3, one would have thought that technically oversold trading conditions would have triggered the start of a short-covering rally. In addition,…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 3rd January 2014

Jan 02, 2014 at 18:19 | Jim Hyerczyk

February crude oil futures sold off sharply the week-ending January 2. The selling pressure drove the market through a December bottom at $96.52, turning the main trend to down on…

Oil Market Forecast & Review 20th December 2013

Dec 19, 2013 at 21:46 | Jim Hyerczyk

February crude oil futures fluctuated between gains and losses this week as investors reacted to the latest economic reports and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to begin reducing its monthly…

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