Commodities include physical assets traded on global exchanges: precious metals (gold, silver), energy (Brent and WTI crude, natural gas), industrial metals (copper, aluminum, nickel) and agriculture (wheat, corn, soybean, coffee, cocoa). They're often used as a hedge against inflation and geopolitical crises, with low or negative correlation to equities.
Gold (XAU/USD) remains the historical reference: it surpassed $4,800 per ounce in 2026 amid high sovereign debt and central bank demand (BRICS + Turkey, Poland, Singapore). Oil is pulled between global economic cycles (demand) and OPEC+ decisions (supply), with two benchmarks: Brent (Europe, North Sea) and WTI (US, West Texas Intermediate), typically spreading 2-5 USD apart.
ActuTrading Commodities covers energy catalysts (OPEC+ meetings, DOE inventories, geopolitical crises), gold/silver dynamics (central banks, US real yields), and energy-transition metals (copper, lithium, nickel) tied to decarbonization.
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The gold-to-silver ratio climbs to 43%, confirming the dominance of the yellow metal. Oil stabilizes after weeks of volatility. Breakdown for commodities traders.
Trump refuses to extend the truce in Iran. Brent climbs to 99.78 USD, WTI to 94.36 USD. The Strait of Hormuz remains paralyzed.
David Morgan anticipates six weeks of consolidation for gold before a massive upward movement. Energy tensions and food shortages are at the heart of his analysis.
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Physical Brent is trading at $133 a barrel, while Brent futures are worth just $99. This unprecedented gap reveals a major market disruption.
Gold is reaching record highs, while silver is under extreme pressure. Central banks hoard, investors turn to tangible assets: the monetary system resets.
Spot silver climbed to $77.73 an ounce, buoyed by a weakening dollar and hopes of peace between the United States and Iran. Silver miners follow suit.
Oil prices break through the $100/barrel barrier following the failure of negotiations in the Middle East. U.S. energy majors' shares soar in premarket trading.
Oil prices rise again as tensions with Iran intensify. Trump threatens strikes against Iranian energy facilities.
The announcement of a two-week truce between Washington and Teheran provoked a collapse in energy prices. Brent crude plunged to $92.95 a barrel.
WTI hovers around $110.90 as Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure. Negotiations behind the scenes and the Strait of Hormuz closed: the powder remains dry.
211 million dollars in 24 hours of retail purchases on oil ETFs. Small traders are flocking to black gold like never before. But this frenzy conceals a death trap.