Is Gold Price Consolidation Nearing An End?
Precious metals have surged in 2025 with gold trading near $3500 and silver around $40.
Several factors have come together to provide a strong tailwind.
That...
Silver Prices Battle Back; More Upside In Store?
Precious metals continue to be a leading asset, easily beating the major stock market indices thus far this year.
With Gold and Silver prices rising...
August Stock Market Trading Not For The Faint Of Heart
August is a tough month to trade in the stock market.
There has been seasonal weakness over the past 35 years.
Liquidity is diminished and the...
Silver Price Correction Over? Or Just Beginning?
Silver has been red-hot this year, nearly hitting $40 recently.
But price action doesn't move in a straight line. Silver has pulled back over the...
Energy Sector ETF (XLE): Creating Bullish Divergence?
Here are the top 10 holdings of the S&P Energy Sector ETF (NYSEARCA: XLE) as of July 24, 2025, along with their respective weightings:
Data according...
How Low Can Natural Gas Prices Go?
I did this research using AI when I asked the question:
Can natural gas producers afford to extract gas if price is below 4?
Whether natural...
Oil Prices Trading In Important Price Range
Now that the stock market calendar range for July is set, let’s look at crude oil futures.
First, there is the chart of the United...
Energy Sector Insights: Tariffs, OPEC+ and WTI Crude Oil
Last week I covered solar energy.
I still say that all energy hands will be needed on deck to support the demands of AI, not...
Energy Sector Is Proving All Hands Are On Deck!
Even before the Israeli/Iran crisis, crude oil was on our radar and in our portfolio over $62 a barrel.
Shale oil supply could be peaking....
Agricultural Commodity ETF (DBA): Where’s the Deflation in This?
On Sunday, I wrote the playbook for the Economic Modern Family
Watch the Retail Sector (XRT)- a failure of those key levels, spells more trouble...
