The recent rises in the gold prices during July and August were accompanied with sharp changes in the financial markets including forex and stock markets. Does the high volatility in the financial markets in recent month linked to the rally…
Crude oil prices started off July with sharp rises, but afterwards stabilized and ended the month with moderate falls. The same can’t be said for August that started with very sharp falls. Will this trend continue throughout August? I will…
Gold and silver prices changed direction in July and rose very sharply, after a slow paced movement during June and May. What were the driving forces behind the recent rally of gold and silver prices during July? Much like the…
The natural gas market experienced several shifts during July as the U.S. natural gas prices (Henry Hub) started strong during the first half of July, but by the second half they had declined. By the end of July the Henry…
What is the distribution of gold prices? In particular what is the distribution of the daily percent changes of gold price? The first question you may ask is why this question should interest you? Well, if you have ever used…
Crude oil prices started off June with moderate changes and soon started to plummet mainly during the second half of June; despite this decline, will this trend continue in July or will there be a shift in direction? I will…
For the complete natural gas prices outlook July 2011 in PDF format: The natural gas market started to shift direction in the U.S. as natural gas prices plummeted very sharply and very promptly during the second half of June along…
Crude oil prices started off the month of May with sharp falls which were stimulated, in part, by the appreciation of US dollar against major currencies; oil prices gained back some of their value by the end of the month.…
Gold and silver prices started off the month of May with sharp falls; nevertheless, they have managed to bounce back by the end of the month; even though they didn’t return to their price levels at the beginning of May.…
Let check out how gold and silver did compare to investing in the stock market in this case – S&P500 during the month of May. First, notice that during May there was a strong linear correlation between silver and…