What Do Commodity Complex Bulls and Garfield the Cat Have in Common to Start the Week? It was a rough start to the week for commodity complex bulls, due in large part the usual suspects. Barchart · Sep 28
What Had Commodities Moving to Start the New Week? It didn't take long to figure out what sparked moves in the commodity complex Sunday night through Monday morning. All it took was a look at the calendar. Barchart · Sep 21
Was the Commodity Complex a Case of More of the Same Monday? A look at the headlines Monday morning gives us more fighting in the Middle East, threats in Europe, and continuing debate over Chairman Warsh's comments. Barchart · Aug 31
What Was Driving Markets Early Monday Morning? It was a case of new week, same market dynamics pre-dawn Monday morning. Barchart · Aug 10
What Do Monday Morning's Markets Bring to Mind? If I told you a look at the quote screen early Monday morning brought to mind The Bangles, Bad Bets, Train Wrecks, and The Red Wedding, would you be intrigued? Barchart · Jul 27
Was the Holiday Weekend Market Moving Headline Chaos Predictable? Predicting social media posts that create market moving headlines is becoming too easy. Barchart · May 26
Why Did Gold Melt Down? The April gold futures contract has lost as much as $1,528.80 since late January, all while the world seems to be falling apart at the seems. The question is why? Barchart · Mar 27
What's Driving Grains Higher? The latest CFTC Commitments of Traders report confirmed what I already knew in the Grains sector. Barchart · Mar 15
Will We See the Stickers Again? Overnight through early Monday morning saw the Energies sector hit prices not seen since 2022. Barchart · Mar 9
What's Next on the Global Stage? Overnight through early Tuesday morning saw more discussion of increased geopolitical drama with Gold and Silver reacting accordingly. Barchart · Jan 6
How Did the 3 Kings of Commodities React to Weekend Developments? The 3 Kings of Commodities (Gold, Crude Oil, and Corn) showed different reactions to the US actions in Venezuela over the weekend. Barchart · Jan 5
Were There Many Surprises In Monday Morning's Markets? Much of what we saw overnight was expected, even the collapse in silver to a certain degree. Barchart · Dec 29, 2025
Learn How to Read These Smart Money Warning Signs as Commitments of Traders Data Comes Back Online Top commodity expert Don Dawson explains how to interpret COT data as this key smart-money indicator returns to markets. Barchart · Nov 21, 2025
Will Metals Stay in the Spotlight Wednesday? While the Metals sector stays hot, the Grains sector was quiet overnight through early Wednesday morning. Barchart · Jul 23, 2025
Barchart · Mar 24, 2025 What Was Monday Morning's Market Anomaly? Last Friday's close through early Monday morning shows another memorable evening in the commodity complex, this one involving Gold's forward curve.
Barchart · Feb 24, 2025 What Are Markets Showing Heading Into the Last Week of February? There is much to look forward to at the end of this week, most notably a change in meteorological seasons.
Barchart · Feb 10, 2025 What Happened in Markets While the US Was Distracted by the Super Bowl Sunday? It was more of the same this past weekend as tariffs and trade fights remain the name of the game.
Barchart · Jan 13, 2025 Are US Stock Markets Starting to Crack at Mid-Month? Overnight through early Monday morning showed solid market activity led by continued buying in Energies and selling in Indices (US stock index futures).
Barchart · Dec 16, 2024 Which Markets Were Hot, Which Were Not to Start the Week? The Softs sector continues to lead the commodity complex higher, particularly cocoa and coffee, while Grains were quiet to start the week.
Barchart · Nov 12, 2024 Has the "Trump Trade" Killed King Gold? There has been a lot of talk this past week about the "Trump Trade" in various market sectors. Does this mean the long-term uptrend in King Gold is dead?