Commodities Spread Betting
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Welcome to Clean Financial's guide to Commodities spread betting.
Quick and simple answers to common Commodities questions:
Q) Where can I Spread Bet on Commodities?
Q) Where can I Trade for Free on Commodities?
Q) How to Spread Bet on Commodities?
Q) Where can I find Free Live Prices on Commodities?
Q) Where can I find Free Commodities Charts?
Q) Where can I find free Commodities Trading News?
Q) Where can I find Narrow Commodities Spreads?
Q) Where can I find a Free Commodities Trading Platform / Software?
Spread Betting Companies - Commodities Narrow Spreads Comparison
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Comparison Notes
Commodities Spread Betting, 27 Aug 2010
Gold continues to hold the high ground and one gets the feeling that it is either building its strength for a sharp move higher or is, possibly, building a second ‘shoulder’ in a head and shoulders formation which would see prices sharply lower in the longer term. Take your pick.
We really need more bad news to keep the bull momentum going as more money pours into the perceived safe haven of the yellow metal. But the old argument that inflation is good for gold seems to have been forgotten as the forecasts for prices are hardly aggressive.
Support is at $1228/1232 and then $1220/1222 whereas resistance is $1238/42 and obviously the recent highs of $1244 up to $1248.
Price Update:
- Brent Crude Oil / UK Oil (Oct) closed yesterday at $75.02
- WTI Nymex / US Oil (Oct) closed yesterday at $73.36
Commodities Spread Betting, 26 Aug 2010
The oil spread betting market recovered with a vengeance in a perverse move as inventories turned on a sixpence coming in at up over 4000 having been expected to fall slightly.
Normally this would have sent prices lower, as it did in the immediate aftermath of the release, but this was the low and buyers came in strongly from that moment onwards.
The $67/70 level has been a support for a very long time now and traders seemed in no mood to try to change things just yet. The same could be said for the upside where $81/83 and $85/86 have proved to be tough to break over the last year or so.
This said we do remain in the bottom bit of the range so we have two potential outlooks. Either this is a great place to buy as the downside risk is less than the upside potential or we are in the process of a major sell off and any bounce is an opportunity to sell.
Currently the range remains king, so the buyers below $73 have the upper hand, but if the bond markets are correct oil may have a considerable way lower to go.
Gold is back up at the highs and probing higher as I write. Open longs have been reported as being nearly 40% up on last year which gives an indication as to the possible overhang if things go wrong.
However, for the moment the bulls are having it all their own way and it is very difficult to justify opposing the momentum.
Commodities Spread Betting, 25 Aug 2010
The strangest market of all yesterday was Gold. The market started on the soft side and then slipped sharply in the early afternoon.
As the Americans came in though the rebound was violent and we recorded first a drop of $15 and then a bounce of $25. All in a short period of time.
But then we stopped. Ever since four thirty yesterday the market has traded in a three/four Dollar range between $1229 and $1233, we are currently at $1231 in the middle.
If I was being paranoid I would suggest that there was just a tad of manipulation going on and there was a very, very large option expiry either yesterday or possibly today at or around $1230.
Anyway longs are still confident of a rally and our spread betting account holders continue to buy on any pull backs. We seem to have run into something of a wall at around $1234/36 but aside from the weird action mentioned there seems no appetite for profit taking.
Price Update:
- Brent Crude Oil / UK Oil (Oct) closed yesterday at $72.38
- WTI Nymex / US Oil (Oct) closed yesterday at $71.63
Commodities Spread Betting, 24 Aug 2010
Gold continues to hold steady ‘near to’ the highs and this seems to be something of a theme for the metal in recent times. Periods of stability and then a move higher or lower to a new level where we hold for a few sessions before moving on.
Bulls will be eyeing $1218/1220 for signs of a break as this might indicate a renewed phase of weakness but in the meantime our financial spread betting clients are picking up more longs to ‘take advantage of’ the small recent falls.
Gold remains the hedge against worldwide problems for many reasons but mainly, I believe, because people really cannot think of anything else to do. If the equity markets do go through another bout of destruction, we can expect the doomsayers to be extolling the virtues of the Yellow metal once again.
On the other hand, the Crude oil spread betting market has quietly slumped. Black Gold is now over 10 Dollars off the highs of just two weeks ago and in truth looks very weak indeed. Longs are being squeezed ever more harshly and it must be said if the bond and equity market moves are anything to go by this is hardly surprising.
Weak economies should not make for strong oil prices, even taking into account the ridiculous 2008 rally. This said we are now approaching the $68.50 to $70 support that has held good for almost a year now and so we can expect some technical buying to come in soon.
The long term weekly bull trend line was broken yesterday, at around $73.90, which explains some of the session action and we really need to regain this level soon otherwise the prospects for a more concerted move lower will increase.
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Commodities Spread Betting, 18 Aug 2010
Gold remains at the top of the trading ranges but failed to make it through the $1225/27 resistance mentioned yesterday.
Today it is drifting lower in light action but there is reasonable support at $1221/23 to be defeated if a more general drift is to be seen.
There are a series of step supports under the current price, $1217.5-1219.5 and $1212/14, before the more solid $1200/04.
Price Update:
- Brent Crude Oil / UK Oil (Oct) closed yesterday at $76.93
- WTI Nymex / US Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $75.77
Commodities Spread Betting, 17 Aug 2010
There seems to be a certain amount of nervousness around at the moment with equity markets holding their recent ranges, the FTSE to the middle/top and the US/Dax to the middle/bottom, and Gold pushing for the upside.
In times of concern Gold has frequently been a canary in the coal mine, although not always, warning of imminent but unquantifiable fears around the corner.
Gold is grinding ever higher and is now at $1225 pretty much its high for a month or so. There is some resistance at $1225/1227 from the previous support level in June and this may well hold us back for the time being.
A break above here though might give the bulls just the reason they need for a push to the highs. On the other hand, of course, pull backs are meat and drink these days and so shorts on our book are finally building as our clients start to come out of long term longs.
Price Update:
- Brent Crude Oil / UK Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $74.85
- WTI Nymex / US Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $75.24
Commodities Spread Betting, 16 Aug 2010
Crude oil is back at the OPEC favoured price of 75 Dollars and it really is starting to seem as though this is ‘the price’. Since last June the price of Black Gold has effective oscillated about a core range of $75/78, achieving $65 on the down side and $87 on the up.
If the global economy does weaken towards the end of 2010 then we may see a break out to the downside but in any case tax rises across the world are forcing ever more economy on both business and private consumers. In the UK the price of a Litre is now approaching a peak again even though the underlying product is hardly moving.
Gold is moving inexorably higher and is now at a post 1st July, the big 50 Dollar reversal, peak. It has spent a couple of sessions testing the break of the $1212/14 resistance, now support, but has not seen a retracement.
In this environment the upside ‘looks’ the more probable but it is slightly worrying that the bulls have not made more of the break out. Both bulls and bears will be watching the aforementioned support levels as a return and close below here would not be good.
On the up side the target is no doubt the $1250/65 region which has proved a bar to progress in the past.
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Commodities Spread Betting, 13 Aug 2010
Gold has, finally, managed to get back above $1212/14 and hold there but does not seem to be making much of the break out. Actual highs from July were around $1218 and so traders are probably waiting to see whether we can get over these before getting too enthusiastic.
However, the woes from the equity markets and the possibility of further ‘printing of money’ from the US and Europe are causing some further speculative buying.
Bears will be hoping for a return below $1212 and then an attempt on $1202/04. On the other hand, bulls will naturally be hoping that we remain at these levels for a while and induce confidence for another shift higher.
Price Update:
- Brent Crude Oil / UK Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $75.52
- WTI Nymex / US Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $75.74
Commodities Spread Betting, 12 Aug 2010
Crude oil, as feared in yesterday’s comment, really went for broke with the price falling at one point by over 3 Dollars. While we have pushed back from the highs bulls will presumably not be too disheartened as the long term trend since Feb 09 remains upward.
It must be admitted though that momentum has been lost over the last nine months and new highs are really needed soon, the next few months, to confirm the trend.
Price Update:
Gold closed yesterday at $1203.85.
Commodities Spread Betting, 11 Aug 2010
In all the recent economic uncertainty Gold should be the winning hand but even here we are stuck at recent levels. Yesterday saw a strong attempt to break below major support at $1189/91 but this can to nothing and the rally after the Feds announcement took us back up to near the recent highs at $1208.
Unfortunately for the bulls this just about wrapped up the good news as markets are now slipping down once again below $1200. Worryingly there is always the underlying sentiment that if a market will not move in its expected direction after news then the probabilities start to turn in the other direction.
Crude oil has also slipped under 80 Dollars, after all the effort to get above it, and this looks to be a market to avoid if you have a heart condition.
If other markets start to get very pessimistic we might see some fireworks on the downside. Of course, if some stability gains a hold then the reaction bounce could be just as violent.
Commodities Spread Betting, 10 Aug 2010
Price Update:
- Gold closed yesterday at $1205.30
- Brent Crude Oil / UK Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $80.99
- WTI Nymex / US Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $81.48
Commodities Spread Betting, 9 Aug 2010
Gold has definitely given up on its bear attempt and the bulls, of which there seem to be enumerable numbers, are sitting pretty once again. The resistance at $1212/14 has held again though so the bears will be also hopeful of a repeat performance of recent times and all eyes will be on $1202/04 and then $1196 on the way down.
Oil spreads reacted to the NFP numbers as well but ran into the brick wall of the $80 support level late in the session. We are now in the mid $81’s and seemingly stuck between $80 and $83.
With the equity markets currently looking so sanguine it might be dangerous to be too aggressively short but dealers will also be nervous of a overall failure at current levels as so many markets look to be at critical points.
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Commodities Spread Betting, 6 Aug 2010
Gold seems to be taking a leaf out of the indices’ book having drifted sideways for the last couple of days. Bulls just seem to be too shy of $1200 and gains are being capped by technical levels.
Gold traders will also be watching NFP very closely today and any number that comes in better than expected could give the dollar a boost, which will put pressure on gold. $1203 and $1212 are expected to offer up resistance and $1185, then $1175 are key for the bulls. A decline back to these levels could mean the good times are up for gold, at least for now.
Price Update:
- Brent Crude Oil / UK Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $81.61
- WTI Nymex / US Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $82.01
Commodities Spread Betting, 5 Aug 2010
Gold is only a little weaker today, finding it hard to get back above the $1200 level. It's swift recovery from last weeks correction has caught a few people by surprise and the precious metal is finding resistance below the lower upward trend line that it breached back in mid July.
Interestingly, it neatly bounced off it's 200 day moving average, so bulls will be confident the overall trend is still upward and any news that stimulus is going to be maintained will support the price of gold.
Price Update:
- Brent Crude Oil / UK Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $82.20
- WTI Nymex / US Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $82.47
Commodities Spread Betting, 4 Aug 2010
Gold has broken back above the major long term bull trend line in a move engineered in the dead hours around 12.00 last night when no major markets were open.
This definitely puts a spring in the step of the Bulls, of which there are a vast number, and we are currently 10 Dollars up on the day at around $1196. This puts us above the $1190/92 resistance level which now turns into support. The next target for the bulls will be $1200, obviously, but resistance is at $1204 and more importantly at $1212/14.
Oil has run into something of a brick wall at above $82.40 and unsurprisingly sellers are coming out of the wood work. $82.50/83.00 proved something of a problem back in March as well and then once it had been broken $82.00/82.50 provided something of support in any attempts to come back down again.
This will probably make for reluctance in some traders minds to take on new longs until a foothold above $83 can be confirmed.
Commodities Spread Betting, 3 Aug 2010
Gold is the only clear asset that seems uncertain about direction. Yesterday saw an attempt to clear into the bear range in early action swiftly followed by a US inspired attempt to rally in the old $1186/1214 range.
Both attempts were defeated and we eventually settled almost unchanged at around $1182 where we continue to sit this morning.
Technically we failed to get back above the weekly bullish trend line, which was breached last week, and so the bulls will be rather more worried just at the moment than the Bears. However, as commented before, the Bears may run into the almost continual one way bias of investors, both professional and retail, who continue to buy the Yellow Metal as if it was going out of fashion.
$1174/76 is good support as is $1155/58 on the upside $1184/86 and $1190/92 are the barriers to progress.
Price Update:
- Brent Crude Oil / UK Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $80.82
- WTI Nymex / US Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $81.34
Commodities Spread Betting, 2 Aug 2010
Gold had a good bounce and has made some $20 back after recent declines. Back above the $1,180 level this morning and bulls will be happy to see this. However the underlying technical concern is that last week’s falls broke below the lower upward trend line which means the recent rally might be short lived.
Crude is knocking on the door of $80 and should remain well supported if the strength in equity markets continues. A break above here will really pave the way for a push upwards and a test of $82.
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Commodities Spread Betting, 30 Jul 2010
Gold continues to languish around $1170 having found support on its 200 day moving average. However the bulls are a little nervous that any further selling and a move below this support area, currently around $1155, could trigger a more severe correction to the downside.
With so many people long of the precious metal, the recent declines have made bulls sit up and take note so some unwinding might see another push lower.
Technical analysts are also continuing to point out that the breach below the upward trend line is a very ominous sign. Also see today’s Gold Technical Analysis.
Crude continues to mooch below the $80 mark and hasn’t quite enjoyed as much strength as the equity market.
Continued failures below here will bring its long term uptrend into doubt, so bulls of the black stuff will be hoping to see a good GDP number from the US later. A break above the $80 level will pave the way for $80.80 and $81.90.
Commodities Spread Betting, 29 Jul 2010
Gold had one of its quietest days for ages yesterday as traders worried about the possibility of a continuation of Tuesdays falls. In the end, neither a recovery nor a continuation was forthcoming and we ended the day pretty much unchanged.
The Gold bugs seem to be taking some comfort from yesterday. So far in today’s early action and we are back up at $1,167 some $10 above the recent lows. The stability is welcome for the bulls but, as with the bounce last week, we are struggling to regain all the lost ground.
As mentioned yesterday, the support at $1,154/58 remains important and it held...which was nice. To the upside, $1174/76 will probably serve as a target point for day trading bulls.
Oil remains bang in the middle of the current $74-$80 range.
Inventories were far stronger than expected yesterday which may cause some weakness in the front month contract as we approach delivery. For the time being we continue to oscillate in the range and (frankly) it is difficult to see what is likely to cause a definite sea change.
Commodities Spread Betting, 28 Jul 2010
The big mover yesterday was Gold which broke through the massive support at $1,175/78 mentioned yesterday. The reaction was pretty much immediate and the metal slumped to $1,157 at its lows.
The trend line break is quite important to the technical analysis as it might indicate an end to the last two years of acceleration rally. The longer term uptrend support is miles lower than current levels and longs will be concerned if yesterday’s falls get further confirmation today.
Current prices are at $1,162 and we are seeing increasing buying from all sides as our spread betting account holders continue to go along with the bull story. There is a support level at between $1,154 and $1,158 but buyers will be hoping that we return above the aforementioned $1,175/78 in the very short term.
As mentioned earlier this week the repo rates are effectively negative with December Gold almost $2 above spot prices, that might indicate that there are a lot of longs out there.
Crude Oil has suffered in line with the consumer confidence number and the $79/80 resistance has once again proved solid. Longs will be hoping that the pull back is only temporary but the fear out there is that we are just going to repeat the last move higher which petered out at $79.50/80.00 and then fell back to the low $70’s.
Commodities Spread Betting, 27 Jul 2010
The gold spread betting market retraced back (almost exactly) to the major support level (once again) in yesterdays session and has bounced marginally from this point.
The current price of $1,186 will be giving bulls hopes of a buying level as the support is holding but it will also not be dismaying the bears too much either as the bounce from such a major level has not been exactly sparkling.
$1,175/78 remains crucial and should be watched by traders as any breach may be taken very poorly. Whilst we remain above here, though, buyers will continue to pick up positions.
Price Update:
- Brent Crude Oil / UK Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $77.50
- WTI Nymex / US Oil (Sep) closed yesterday at $78.98
Commodities Spread Betting, 26 Jul 2010
Commodities continue to oscillate over the same old ground with Gold seemingly stuck between $1185 and $1205 as the bull and bear argument waxes and wanes.
Dealers are unlikely to take too much on just at the moment but the weekly charts seem to be indicating that the long term bull trend line has held over the last fortnight and bears must be cautious of a sharp reaction higher.
This said we are still close to the support level and spread betting account holders must beware a failure move to the downside. Longs are now getting ‘negative’ monies on Repo for the Spot price, i.e. spot gold is currently higher than the Futures price. Normally it is lower to compensate for having to pay out now on the spot rather than agreeing to pay in the Future. This is often an indication that there are a lot of ‘weak’ longs out there.
If the price drops below $1175/78 we may get a large number of forced liquidations. Dealers will be watching for a break above $1205 and $1212/14 on the up side and the aforementioned $1175 on the down. In the meantime we are in a range trade situation.
Oil held underneath $80 again but there is little in the way of selling reaction just yet. As with virtually all asset markets we continue to be in a bull phase and it is difficult to expect weaker prices with the UK, US and Euro busily stimulating on the quiet.
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Where can I Spread Bet on Commodities?
You can currently spread bet on Gold, Crude Oil and other Commodities at:
Where can I Trade for Free on Commodities?
It depends upon what you mean by free. If you're looking for a free Demo Account where you can practice spread trading see below.
Tax Free. If you are looking for a free spread betting platform then don't forget that in the UK spread betting is tax free*
You can also spread bet on Crude Oil, Gold and other Commodities commission free and with no brokers fees at:
Free Demo Account
If you're looking for a free Practice Account / Test Account where you can trial spread betting, including Commodities markets like Gold, then you can you can always try:
Each of the above currently offers a free demo account.
How to Spread Bet on Commodities?
As with many markets, you can spread bet on the future price of commodities, like Gold, to increase or decrease.
At the time of writing the Gold (December) market is $837.3 - $838.1 with FinancialSpreads.com. This market expires on 27-Nov-07.
Therefore you can spread bet on Gold settling:
- Above $838.1 on 27-Nov-07, or
- Below $837.3 on 27-Nov-07
With the Gold market, you trade in £x per tick, where a tick is $0.1 of Gold movement. Eg if your stake was £2 per tick and the Gold moves $1.2 then that would be a £24 difference to your profits (12 ticks x £2 per tick = £24).
Gold Spread Betting Example
Let's say, taking the above spread of $837.3 - $838.1, that after your market analysis you feel that Gold will rise above the $838.1 mark by 27-Nov-07.
Therefore you buy at $838.1 for a stake of £1 per tick.
If by the closing date of 27 Nov the market settles at $845.7. Then your profit and loss is worked out by taking the difference between the final price of $845.7 and the opening price of $838.1 and then multiplying that by the stake per tick.
Profit / loss = (($845.7 - $838.1) / $0.1) x £1 per tick stake.
(ie the forecast price of gold has increased by $7.6)
= ($7.6 / $0.1) x £1 per tick stake.
= £76 profit.
However if the market didn't move as predicted and had the Gold market decreased then you would have lost on this spread bet. Eg if the yellow metal settled at $827.9, then:
Loss = (($827.9 - $838.1) / $0.1) x £1 per tick stake.
= (-$10.2 / $0.1) x £1 per tick stake.
(ie the forecast price of gold has decreased by $10.2)
= -£102 loss.
Where can I Find Free Live Prices on Commodities?
If you want to access quick live market information then you could do worse than opening an account with a firm like Financial Spreads.
Also, you don't have to trade with them, if you just open an account (which is free to do) then their data is free. The catch? You'll get the odd email or letter from them. In the example below you can also see that their free charts are also useful.
There are also live prices available at:
Where can I Find Free Commodities Charts?
As mentioned above, you can get free charts with spread betting companies like Financial Spreads.
You can alter the charts to see market data by the minute, by the hour, by the week etc, plus many other settings to help you analyse the charts.
As you can see the charts show how the market's are not perfect and how you can expect the prices to "gap".
FinancialSpreads.com also have another pretty handy tool in their free Demo account (mentioned above). You can open a Demo account and place demo trades whilst you practice with no risk or cost attached.
Where can I find Free Commodities Trading Platforms / Software?
Some of the trading firms offer software / trading platforms you have to download but most offer free web based platforms that allow easier access from home, the office and most other places with Internet Access.
The following also offer free live prices and charts:
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'Commodities Spread Betting' by DB, updated 27-Aug-10
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Commodities Spread Trading February 2010, updated 26-Feb-10
Commodities market update: $80 has once again proved a step too far for the black stuff as crude posted its biggest decline in three weeks. For now the major support is...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting February 2010, updated 12-Feb-10
Commodities market update: Gold couldn't hold onto gains yesterday after the Dollar benefited from Euro weakness and is sitting around...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading January 2010, updated 29-Jan-10
Commodities market update: The OPEC oft mentioned target of $75 seems to be becoming the focal point of crude's oscillations. However, if the Oil producing nations start to...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting January 2010, updated 15-Jan-10
Commodities market update: As long as the inventories continue to build and the weather in the northern hemisphere gets warmer oils gains will...read article.
Commodities Spread Bets December 2009, updated 01-Jan-10
Commodities market update: Today the crude oil market looks comfortable above $79.20 but pressure on this price might move us back to the support at $78.40. Above here we have...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading December 2009, updated 18-Dec-09
Commodities market update: The strength in the Dollar caused gold's correction to continue and quite aggressively too. After its steep spike above $1200 the...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting December 2009, updated 04-Dec-09
Commodities market update: The acceleration over the last few months in the Gold markets is remarkably similar to the March/May move of 06 and Oct/March 07/08. Both of these saw...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading November 2009, updated 20-Nov-09
Commodities market update: The theme of this week has been very much a respite in the flight to riskier assets with gold...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting November 2009, updated 06-Nov-09
Commodities market update: At $1093 we are in uncharted territory and, with inflation remaining weak, interest rates likely to stay low, the Dollar showing...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading October 2009, updated 23-Oct-09
Commodities market update: Any weakness in the Greenback seems to be causing rallies in the Dow, Dax etc and any strength is causing falls. The same phenomenon is showing through in Oil and Gold, although...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting October 2009, updated 09-Oct-09
Commodities market update: We are now at $1044, down 10 Dollars on the day. If we fall below $1020, still 24 Dollars away, we would be back into the...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading September 2009, updated 25-Sep-09
Commodities market update: Bears of oil will probably be targeting the $62 mark and an even more aggressive move lower could see us test $58. Further evidence of...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting September 2009, updated 11-Sep-09
Commodities market update: For the forth day in a row the Far East has bought the market sharply higher from the US close and European dealers seem to be acting, as they have over the last four days, by...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting August 2009, updated 28-Aug-09
Commodities market update: Watching the ability of the oil markets to reconfirm support and resistance levels over the last few months though will give the bears some comfort as...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading August 2009, updated 14-Aug-09
Commodities market update: Crude oil is trading higher as optimism that the global economy is recovering from a recession bolstered hopes of a rebound in...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading July 2009, updated 31-Jul-09
Commodities market update: Crude oil prices took a tumble as the weekly inventory numbers showed a big build in stocks. There is so much oil sloshing around above the ground now that the US hasn't seen so much for 25...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting July 2009, updated 17-Jul-09
Commodities market update: Virtually every asset class did well in the move including commodities as Oil rejected the weaker prices...read article.
Commodities Spread Bets June 2009, updated 03-Jul-09
Commodities market update: We are back near to the support at $66 for Crude and traders are looking to get long once more. Longs should be wary of a break below the support level as this...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading June 2009, updated 19-Jun-09
Commodities market update: Crude Oil made a bid for higher prices yesterday as fears over Iran raised their head but in reality while there may...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting June 2009, updated 05-Jun-09
Commodities market update: Crude Oil and Gold pulled back as the dollar rallied yesterday and, almost in tandem, are recovering today as the dollar weakens. As feared...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading May 2009, updated 22-May-09
Commodities market update: Crude Oil dipped from the highs briefly yesterday, only to reverse losses and we are back at the highs again this morning. The commodity seems to be completely discounting any data that suggests the...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting May 2009, updated 08-May-09
Commodities market news: Oil has had a run higher over the last couple of days breaking to new highs for 2009. Yesterday saw a small reversal of the gains only for us to be back at the highs again this...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading April 2009, updated 24-Apr-09
Commodities market news: The decline in USD increased demand for crude and precious metals as a hedge against inflation...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting April 2009, updated 10-Apr-09
Commodities market news: Crude oil is down for a fourth day on speculation the Department of energy report will show that the US supplies increased as the recession curbed fuel demand. Oil will likely stay around the...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading March 2009, updated 27-Mar-09
Commodities market news: Gold continues to hold above the major trend line support currently at $935 but a break below $920 could open the way for a test of...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting March 2009, updated 13-Mar-09
Commodities market news: The weakness in Gold might also be something of a short term bull indicator for equities as...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading February 2009, updated 27-Feb-09
Commodities market news: Gold had another poor day finally closing at around $950 but buyers still seem confident of...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting February 2009, updated 13-Feb-09
Commodities market news: Forward prices in oil going out to December are pricing in $54 to $56 dollars a barrel (implying interest/inflation rate of some 20-25%) which indicates that...read article.
Commodities Spread Bets January 2009, updated 31-Jan-09
Commodities market news: Because Gold has had such huge moves over the last few years we can tolerate quite extreme price shifts without damaging the overall trend. In the current medium...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading January 2009, updated 16-Jan-09
Commodities market news: The weakness in gold also led to a sell off in Crude Oil with prices tumbling 5%. Carrying over from last...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting January 2009, updated 02-Jan-09
Commodities market news: Crude Oil and Gold are retreating in early action but are just going over the...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading December 2008, updated 19-Dec-08
Commodities market news: Settlement for the Nymex Crude January contract is likely to be some $5 under the Brent number and more than $4 less than the spot February price. Dealers can hardly say they were not...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting December 2008, updated 05-Dec-08
Commodities market news: With taxes, extraction costs, transportation etc many oil operations are now just not profitable below $40 (we hear) and the news stories that...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading November 2008, updated 21-Nov-08
Commodities market news: It is nice to see that Goldmans have now decided that oil might not reach $200 anytime soon. Having called at the height of the market for a continuation the subsequent slump must...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting November 2008, updated 07-Nov-08
Commodities market news: The same can be said for most of the commodities and forex markets as wild swings one way and the other are being negated...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading October 2008, updated 26-Oct-08
Commodities market news: Unfortunately the fact remains that the talk of $1500/2000 an ounce from earlier in the year has dragged the 'small investor' into the game. These will be buyers of the physical asset...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting October 2008, updated 10-Oct-08
Commodities market news: Precious metals are not a good investment in times of slow growth and the stories in the press of individuals selling houses and putting the proceeds into the yellow metal...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading September 2008, updated 26-Sep-08
Commodities market news: Commodity markets are being perverse in the extreme with huge moves on an almost daily basis across the board. The smallest trading range...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting September 2008, updated 12-Sep-08
Commodities market news: It certainly looks like gold is out of favour with investors at the moment and those who remember gold's last sharp rally to its previous record high of $850 back in 1979...read article.
Commodities Spread Trade August 2008, updated 29-Aug-08
Commodities market: Oil is trading higher for the third day as hurricane Gustav threatens oil production in the Gulf of Mexico in what seems more a bid by bulls to ramp...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting August 2008, updated 15-Aug-08
Commodities market: Although we might now be seeing an end to the commodity bubble the oil inventories released yesterday managed to push Nymex Crude Oil back above...read article.
Commodities Spread Trading July 2008, updated 01-Aug-08
Commodities market: With commodities looking weaker hopes for a slackening in inflationary pressures may bring expectations of earlier than forecast rate cuts but the...read article.
Commodities Spread Betting July 2008, updated 18-Jul-08
Commodities market: Oil slumped five dollars in five minutes yesterday afternoon as the US revealed an unexpected jump in reserves. The only thing really holding crude at these levels is...read article.
Commodities Financial Spread Bet July 2008, updated 04-Jul-08
Commodities market: Whilst many blame the rise on speculators driving the price of oil higher there are still plenty of sellers meeting the buying demand as many oil companies lock in profits. At the same time the oil companies position...read article.
Commodities Financial Spread Trading June 2008, updated 20-Jun-08
Commodities market: The current crude oil spread of $133.05 - $133.10 for August Brent is pretty much middle...read article.
Commodities Financial Spread Betting June 2008, updated 06-Jun-08
Commodities market: In the commodities markets the story is once more all about energy with Heating Oil, Gas and Crude all shooting higher in yesterdays session. Traders will be nervous (understandably) after the dramatic failure of the attempt to move lower and we are now back in the $126 to $129 trading range of last week. There appeared to be...read article.
Commodities Spread Bet May 2008, updated 23-May-08
Commodities market: Oil is probably the single most important commodity in the world economy no matter what macro economists may say when comparing the current situation to the last oil shock in the seventies. The fact that it only comes from a limited number of sources and that most of those are...read article.
Commodities Trading May 2008, updated 09-May-08
Commodities market: Gold continues to struggle and the major support between $845 and $850 may exert a fierce pull for dealers looking for weak long positions to...read article.
Commodities Trading April 2008, updated 25-Apr-08
Commodities market: Gold and Oil appear to be on opposite tracks at the moment as one surges ever higher and the other continues to struggle to maintain value. In a resource hungry situation, as we have at the moment, the price of a product that requires continuous renewal (Oil, Softs etc) is likely to be far more attractive than...read article.
Commodities Spread Bets April 2008, updated 11-Apr-08
Commodities markets: My hope that the big commodity bull run might be easing has been dealt a cruel blow by the rise and rise the crude oil. Whilst precious metals are still well off their highs, energy and base metals are pushing...read article.
Commodities March Spread Trading, updated 28-Mar-08
Commodities markets: Painful as the gold fall was for many traders, the fallout in the Silver spread betting market was even more dramatic. The price dropped from a high of $21.40 to a low of $16.70, a move of over 20%. In gold terms this would have meant a fall to close to $800....read article.
Commodities March Spread Betting, updated 14-Mar-08
Commodities market information: Softs also put in a good performance so we can expect the cost of everything from Sugar to Coffee to start impacting our supermarket baskets quite...read article.
Commodities February Spread Trading, updated 29-Feb-08
Commodities market information: Gold hit a new high (yawn) as did Oil, Coffee, Silver etc etc etc...the hunt for secure delivery seems to be hotting up. At some point the elastic band will probably...read article.
Real-time Commodities Prices and Charts, updated 15-Feb-08
Commodities pricing information: With the gold spread betting market set at $909.5 - $910.0 we look pretty much well poised for an attack in either direction. Any trading is very much of the speculative rather than...read article.
UK Commodities Spread Trading, updated 01-Feb-08
UK Commodities Spread Trading: The charts are beginning to tighten up so we can expect a break out quite soon in...read article.
Spread Betting on Commodities, updated 18-Jan-08
Free spread betting on Commodities plus your Commodities trading questions answered, tips on getting free Commodities charts, real time prices and...read article.
Commodities Trading Online, updated 21-Dec-07
Find out where you can Trade Commodities Online for free plus your Commodities trading questions answered, tips on getting free Commodities charts, real time prices and...read article.
Commodities Futures Trading, updated 07-Dec-07
Where to trade Commodities Futures plus updated Commodities trading news and the most popular Commodities questions answered....read article.
Commodities Broker, updated 23-Nov-07
Where to find free Commodities Brokers plus regular Commodities financial trading news as well as the most popular Commodities questions answered....read article.
Commodities Platform, updated 09-Nov-07
Where to find free Commodities Platforms plus updated Commodities trading news as well as the most popular Commodities queries answered....read article.
Commodities Software, updated 26-Oct-07
Where to find free Commodities Software information plus updated Commodities trading news as well as the most popular Commodities queries answered....read article.
Commodities Prices, updated 04-Feb-08
Where to find free Commodities Prices plus updated Commodities news as well as your top Commodities questions answered....read article.
Spread Betting on Wheat, updated 07-Dec-08
Spread betting on Wheat. For the latest data on commodities including how spread bet on Wheat, where to find narrow spreads and free...read article.
Financial Spread Bet on Commodities, updated 07-Dec-08
Spread Bet on Commodities - spread bet on commodities such as Brent Crude Oil and Metals such Gold, Copper and Lead...read article.
How to Spread Bet on Commodities, updated 26-Aug-10
An introduction to commodities trading betting. If you are looking for commodity trading on crude oil and wheat as well as metals and...read article.
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