Platinum Reaches 5 month High
I always go on about Gold and Silver but never give enough respect to Platinum.
Currently rising to a 5 month high due to strikes in South Africa’s’ Rustenburg Mine, which happens to be the world’s large…
Commodities
Euro Gains on Chinese Interest while Gold Falls $10
May 26th, 2011 The FX markets have calmed following the sharp price moves seen in the Asian session as traders await US economic data later. The euro and equities are higher spurred by Chinese interest in Portuguese bailout debt and dollar block currencies.
The Nik…
Crude Oil May See Correction Today
March 9th, 2011The euro halted its recent bullish streak yesterday, as investor concerns regarding euro zone debt outweighed the recent hawkishness regarding interest rates in the region. The EUR/USD dropped well over 100 pips yesterday and is currently trading belo…
Silver’s Price Moves: Anticipating a Fall?
February 25th, 2011 After this past week’s surging price of precious metals, traders appear to be expecting some level of retracement in value for Silver.
In an earlier article it was argued that Silver prices may outpace the spiking price of Gold, which has so far pan…
Crude Oil Inventories Expected to Rise Tomorrow
February 15th, 2011After rising for a fifth consecutive week last Wednesday, tomorrow’s US Crude Oil Inventories report (15:30 GMT) is expected to show continued surpluses of supply in the world’s largest energy consumer. Forecasts expect to see between 1.5M and 2.6…
Commodities Appear Poised for Upward Correction
January 24th, 2011 It appears the decline in US dollar values has not yet been priced into commodities and we may be expecting a major correction in physical asset prices this week as a result.
So far the EUR/USD has climbed over 0.9% on the day, but Gold, Silver, and C…
Spot Crude Oil Prices Recovers
January 21st, 2011 Spot crude oil prices have come off of their lows from Thursday following strong economic data.
A day after spot crude oil prices dropped 2.75%%, traders were posting strong bids for oil which helped to put a stop in the slide of the price. Spot crud…
Silver Outshines Other Metals this Year
December 27th, 2010 Silver prices continue to outperform other commodities as spot silver has appreciated over 70% this year.
For a majority of the year, spot silver prices were relatively flat, never trading below this year’s opening price of $16.83, nor moving higher…
Crude Oil Prices Fail to Breach $90
December 21st, 2010Traders look to compound on yesterday’s gains as the spot crude oil approaches the $90 level. However, the rise in price may be capped by the psychological price level as low liquidity in the markets impact volatility and another round of negative n…
Crude Oil Expecting an End-of-Year Bullish Leap?
December 20th, 2010 The price of Crude Oil has been rising over the past few weeks, but the corrective retracements have many analysts wondering what forces are affecting the market.
The strong winter storms in Europe and the United States have many commodity speculators…
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In the context of a futures trading account, it is the value of the securities in the account, assuming that the account is liquidated at the going price. In the context of a brokerage account, it is the net value of the account, i.e. the value of securities in the account less any margin requirements.
