Commodities Archives - Traders Log https://www.traderslog.com/category/commodities Online Trading Community for Stocks Futures and Forex Traders Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:49:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.traderslog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-TradersLog-Icon-32x32.png Commodities Archives - Traders Log https://www.traderslog.com/category/commodities 32 32 Silver Reaches Fresh 13-Year Highs Amid Rising Safe Haven and Industrial Demand http://www.traderslog.com/silver-highs?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silver-highs Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:01:00 +0000 https://www.traderslog.com/?p=38461 Silver prices have surged to new 13-year highs, reaching levels not seen since February of 2012. The recent rally has been driven by various factors, including robust industrial demand, supply constraints, and heightened investor interest in safe-haven assets amid Middle East tensions.

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]]> A Different Way To Own Gold? http://www.traderslog.com/a-different-way-to-own-gold?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-different-way-to-own-gold Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:34:05 +0000 https://www.traderslog.com/?p=17032 With gold dominating headlines today, you might be wondering how to own the mysterious yellow metal.  After 11 years of gains, many investors are beginning to understand the logic professed by gold bugs throughout this bull market. 

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]]> What is Silver? http://www.traderslog.com/what-is-silver?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-silver Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:51:43 +0000 https://www.traderslog.com/?p=16563 Silver is a naturally occurring element that can be found in your jewelry, at the dinner table, in your digital camera, in your car and in your pocket. It is a monetary metal with roots that run parallel to gold.

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]]> Gold Series Part III – Gold Rush! http://www.traderslog.com/gold-rush?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gold-rush Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:24:07 +0000 https://www.traderslog.com/?p=16044 We began this series with an attempt to cut through media spin and answer the question what is gold?  Next we laid out a fundamental strategy for owning gold in a balanced portfolio. 

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]]> Gold Series Part 1: Why do People Buy Gold? http://www.traderslog.com/what-is-gold?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-gold Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:59:00 +0000 https://www.traderslog.com/?p=15824 Sandwiched between mercury and platinum on the periodic table, gold is just another element occurring naturally in the earth’s crust. This shiny yellow metal differs from its peers in that it has a powerful effect on human beings.

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]]> The Hunt Brothers and their Attempt to Corner the Silver Market http://www.traderslog.com/hunt-brothers-silver?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hunt-brothers-silver Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:31:57 +0000 https://www.traderslog.com/?p=15168 In the early seventies, amidst political upheaval, inflationary pressures and stagnant economic growth, the richest family in America (at the time), the Hunt family of Texas, tried to corner the market on precious metals.

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]]> Contango http://www.traderslog.com/contango?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contango Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:20:16 +0000 https://qs2506.traderslog.com/2009/09/28/contango/ Market situation in which prices in succeeding delivery months are progressively higher than in the nearest delivery month. The discrepancy in prices is often a result of the costs of storing and insuring the underlying commodity. Opposite of backwardation.

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