Commodity Compass

    Weekly Update: May 26th, 2025 Trading Portfolio : (It is a link to Google Sheets) Hey all - happy MDW. Our gold trade from last week has paid off big time so far and some great trade opps have developed for us that I have on watch around Oil and Platinum. Nothing in this blog, except graph images, has been generated by AI - all thoughts and analyses are my own (not financial advice). General Major News/Economic Developments US Tariff policy escalations with the EU and Apple products Moderating US inflation, weaker retail sales, and slowing consumer spending are putting pressure on the Fed's rate plans. Metals Developments/News Gold The move over the last week has paid off brilliantly. We are up 109 points from entry (a gain of $10,940 per /GC contract!), and nearing our supply zone target of 3385.5. If we had multiple contracts, I'd be more than happy to peel some off and lock in some profits here, but let us hold for our target. Strength is continuing, but keep an eye on ...

   Weekly Update: May 19th, 2025 Trading Portfolio : (It is a link to Google Sheets) Hey everyone. Some good bits of information this week, especially around gold, silver, and some geopolitical tensions around the oil markets. Put on a gold trade so far with some potential opportunities lining up in oil.  Nothing in this blog, except graph images, has been generated by AI - all thoughts and analyses are my own (not financial advice). General Major News/Economic Developments US-Iran in talks around nuclear agreement but nothing has been confirmed yet Moody's recent reports of downgrading the US from AAA to AA Metals Developments/News Gold Technically, gold did something I really like for the bullish story. We broke a key level, 3200, and saw a strong jerk reaction to the upside, followed by a small fall again which bottomed HIGHER than the previous low. Along with the macro story (read on), I like the long thesis here. I am initiating a 1 contract position in Gold futures ...

  Weekly Update: May 12th, 2025 Trading Portfolio : (It is a link to Google Sheets) Hi all! Super excited to be back doing the posts and providing my market commentary.  We are starting off with a fresh portfolio, a completely new market environment, and I think we'll see some great ideas and trades form. My focus will be around metals, energy, and agriculture in that order of priority with some index trades mixed in where appropriate. Nothing in this blog has been generated by AI - all thoughts and analyses are my own (not financial advice). General Major News/Economic Developments Indices find new highs this week following the US-China agreement to cut tariffs OPEC+ decision to continue boosting production, Saudi trade volumes remain high Metals Developments/News Gold Gold is sitting on a confluence of signals. 1st, we have the 3200 key level that was established with the rip earlier this month, 2nd, we have our 200 day moving average (green) ready to support price on the wa...