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The yellow metal, money for more than three millennia, has a close relationship to other forms of money. Some argue that it isn’t gold that has risen in value in the last decade, as much that fiat currencies have lost value against gold.[More...]

News that European leaders finally delivered what looks like a useful set of tools to bring the crisis under control triggered huge rallies across riskier assets, including commodities. Industrial metals benefited with copper going berserk. Source:

WTI Crude oil has rallied strongly from the early October lows, primarily driven by a surge in near-month contracts on expected supply constraints in the months ahead as the economic outlook improves. Source:

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — Hedge funds increased bullish bets on West Texas Intermediate oil to the highest level since May on expectations the gap between the U.S. benchmark price and Brent, the standard for more than half the world’s crude, will continue to narrow. Money managers boosted net-long wagers in futures and options by 15 ... Read More

The yellow metal, money for more than three millennia, has a close relationship to other forms of money. Some argue that it isn’t gold that has risen in value in the last decade, as much that fiat currencies have lost value against gold.[More...]

I believe there are two simple indicators to watch on gold (GLD) for projecting it’s next long-term move.  The first indicator has been highly predictable since late 2007.  It is the upward channel that gold has traded in for almost the entire period since 2007, with one recent exception.  When gold went "parabolic" in August, ... Read More

How To Trade Gold & Oil – The past couple weeks have been tough for most investors. The recent light volume rallies which have taken place in gold, oil and stocks has been generating mixed signals for technical analysts like myself. In order avoid a large draw down on your trading capital you must focus ... Read More

Hedge funds and large investors continued to play catch up last week as the strong price recovery among riskier assets such as commodities attracted new buying. Source:

David Tepper is the founder of the hedge fund Appaloosa Management. Since it was founded, Tepper has generated enormous returns. But how did he start? He graduated in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh. Since he was in college, he started developing systems to trade options. His skills first took him to Republic Steel Corp. ... Read More

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) is making major strides in the hedge fund arena, according to a new report prepared for the US SIF Foundation by the Center for Social Philanthropy at the Tellus Institute. According to “Sustainability Trends in Alternative Investments in the United States,” $80.9 billion was invested in ... Read More