From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

Gold has been a terrible inflation hedge over the trailing 24 months. It’s gone nowhere since the summer of 2020, while every other...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

We’ve been loud about energy lately. And how can we not be?

Energy stocks were the most resilient during the H1 selloff and are by far the best-performing sector off the 2020 lows. Every...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

Back in early July, we were looking to buy a bounce in natural gas. Let's just say it was a success, as our target was hit...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

Markets constantly provide valuable information. But it’s up to us to listen.

Of course, it’s easy to get caught in a narrative or bias surrounding a particular market. It’s part of the...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

It doesn’t matter where you look: Commodities are digging in, finding support, and reclaiming key levels.

Grains, softs, base metals, and energy have all stopped going...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley  

Energy futures are beginning to crack under pressure.

Crude oil and gasoline are breaking down to their lowest levels since February. And heating oil isn’t far behind, as it’s challenging...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

The past two years of sideways chop on the gold chart has been a game of perseverance and pain. 

Gold is a honey badger, attacking a beehive face-first, digging for larvae, and somehow...

From the desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

Commodities have been on the ropes for more than a month. As for commodity stocks, they’ve been under pressure since...

From the desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

Sellers are in the driver's seat when it comes to commodities these days.

Besides natural gas and...

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Don’t let the numbers fool you.

Despite positive returns at the index level for Q2, commodities have been in full retreat for the past month or more. We broke the damage down in...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

So far, 2022 has been a historic year. That theme intensified during the second quarter, which is now in the books.

The bond market is working on one of its worst...

Dr. Copper is in the hot seat again this week!

I know we just covered copper and the copper/gold ratio. But this is a major development, so let’s dive in a little deeper....

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

One of the most important risk ratios and easily the biggest snooze fest from the past year is finally starting to move. 

That’s right – after going nowhere for...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Don’t fight trends. It never ends well.

Learning to go with the flow often comes with age and experience. Lucky for us, we have plenty of both at All Star Charts...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley  

Momentum thrusts abound.

The other day on Twitter Spaces, JC made the point that we hadn’t seen many bullish thrusts this year. He was right. There have been a...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley   

Nobody likes inflation.

The costs of day-to-day necessities rise. Long-forgotten and...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Markets trend. Trends persist. 

Those crucial...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

There’s always a bull market somewhere.

But the environment is tough right now.

...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

A few weeks ago, we pointed out widening crack spreads and what they meant for oil refining stocks. You can read more...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley  

The rally in some commodities has been near-vertical this year.

And we’re seeing this strength across the entire complex -- from...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Equities continue to get hit. And yesterday, commodity-related stocks were not immune to the selling pressure.

Energy, metals, and natural resources, in general,...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley  

Commodities are off to another record year -- and it’s only April!

Crude oil and friends are leading the charge as the energy-heavy CRB Index is up 34% year to...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley  

Following some explosive moves earlier in the year, the past few weeks have been full of sideways action for commodities.

Energy contracts are correcting....

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

The relentless outperformance from commodities and commodity-related...