Commodity Prices

The daily updates on the commodity prices from the world’s biggest commodity exchange markets, including NYMEX, LME and ICE. All prices are listed in the U.S. dollars and are up-to-date as of the specified time.

Commodity exchange markets are quite volatile as they are influenced by many factors and serve many purposes. Commodity prices may serve as the indicator of the macroeconomic stability in the world, the attractiveness of the certain economic sectors and the state of the global appetites for risk. With the higher commodity prices intrinsic to the higher risk/yield states of the world’s financial markets.

The following factors affect the global price for the traded commodities:

1. Demand from the consumers of the given commodity.
2. Discovery of the new deposits (metals).
3. Weather (agriculture).
4. Capacity utilization by the refinery plants.
5. Inventories data.
6. Speculations by the hedge funds.
7. Global financial situation.

When you are evaluating the commodity prices and their probable future movement, you should be also considering all these factors.

Commodity Prices — March 3rd 2010

Latest commodity prices (ICE, NYMEX, CME) as of 21:41 GMT:

Oil (Brent) — $79.30
Gold — $1,139.38
Silver — $17.16
Palladium — $446.00
Platinum — $1,578.98
Copper — $7,550.00
Aluminum — $2,200.00
Nickel — $22,650.00
Zinc — $2,290.00
Cocoa — $2,813.00
Sugar — $22.01
Corn — $375.50
Soybean — $954.25

Commodity Prices — March 2nd 2010

Latest commodity prices (ICE, NYMEX, CME) as of 18:05 GMT:

Oil (Brent) — $79.16
Gold — $1,136.05
Silver — $16.99
Palladium — $442.50
Platinum — $1,559.17
Copper — $7,505.00
Aluminum — $2,170.00
Nickel — $22,250.00
Zinc — $2,249.00
Cocoa — $2,819.00
Sugar — $22.51
Corn — $368.50
Soybean — $955.50

Commodity Prices — March 1st 2010

Latest commodity prices (ICE, NYMEX, CME) as of 18:13 GMT:

Oil (Brent) — $76.60
Gold — $1,117.70
Silver — $16.49
Palladium — $435.50
Platinum — $1,547.18
Copper — $7,361.00
Aluminum — $2,137.00
Nickel — $21,470.00
Zinc — $2,225.00
Cocoa — $2,826.00
Sugar — $22.56
Corn — $370.50
Soybean — $948.50

Technical Analysis, March 1st — March 5th, 2010

The technical analysis, that includes the indicators’ data and major pivot points for Brent Oil, Gold, Silver and Copper as traded on spot market as of February 27th 2010:

Indicators
Moving Averages RSI Parabolic SAR CCI
Oil Long Neutral Long Neutral
Gold Long Neutral Long Neutral
Silver Short Neutral Long Long
Copper Long Neutral Long Neutral

Floor Pivot Points
3rd Sup 2nd Sup 1st Sup Pivot 1st Res 2nd Res 3rd Res
Oil 72.23 73.79 75.67 77.23 79.11 80.67 82.55
Gold 1047.42 1067.69 1090.15 1110.42 1132.88 1153.15 1175.61
Silver 14.85 15.23 15.79 16.17 16.73 17.11 17.67
Copper 6512 6744 6955 7187 7398 7630 7841

Woodie’s Pivot Points
2nd Sup 1st Sup Pivot 1st Res 2nd Res
Oil 73.87 75.84 77.31 79.28 80.75
Gold 1068.24 1091.24 1110.97 1133.97 1153.70
Silver 15.28 15.88 16.22 16.82 17.16
Copper 6739 6944 7182 7387 7625

Camarilla Pivot Points
4th Sup 3rd Sup 2nd Sup 1st Sup 1st Res 2nd Res 3rd Res 4th Res
Oil 75.67 76.61 76.93 77.24 77.88 78.19 78.51 79.45
Gold 1089.10 1100.85 1104.77 1108.68 1116.52 1120.43 1124.35 1136.10
Silver 15.83 16.09 16.18 16.26 16.44 16.52 16.61 16.87
Copper 6921 7043 7084 7124 7206 7246 7287 7409

Fibonacci Retracement Levels
Oil Gold Silver Copper
100.0% 78.78 1130.70 16.55 7420
61.8% 77.47 1114.38 16.19 7251
50.0% 77.06 1109.34 16.08 7199
38.2% 76.65 1104.29 15.97 7146
23.6% 76.15 1098.05 15.83 7082
0.0% 75.34 1087.97 15.61 6977

Commodity Prices — February 26th 2010

Latest commodity prices (ICE, NYMEX, CME) as of 17:33 GMT:

Oil (Brent) — $77.56
Gold — $1,113.55
Silver — $16.37
Palladium — $428.50
Platinum — $1,530.66
Copper — $7,171.00
Aluminum — $2,122.00
Nickel — $21,053.00
Zinc — $2,187.30
Cocoa — $2,917.00
Sugar — $24.41
Corn — $377.50
Soybean — $950.00

Commodity Prices — February 25th 2010

Latest commodity prices (ICE, NYMEX, CME) as of 20:01 GMT:

Oil (Brent) — $76.18
Gold — $1,103.33
Silver — $16.01
Palladium — $419.00
Platinum — $1,512.35
Copper — $7,080.00
Aluminum — $2,098.00
Nickel — $20,445.00
Zinc — $2,139.00
Cocoa — $2,937.00
Sugar — $24.39
Corn — $371.75
Soybean — $938.25

Commodity Prices — February 24th 2010

Latest commodity prices (ICE, NYMEX, CME) as of 17:55 GMT:

Oil (Brent) — $77.74
Gold — $1,094.60
Silver — $15.82
Palladium — $421.50
Platinum — $1,510.45
Copper — $7,136.00
Aluminum — $2,139.00
Nickel — $20,441.00
Zinc — $2,203.00
Cocoa — $2,960.00
Sugar — $24.95
Corn — $372.50
Soybean — $946.25

Commodity Prices — February 23rd 2010

Latest commodity prices (ICE, NYMEX, CME) as of 22:44 GMT:

Oil (Brent) — $77.25
Gold — $1,102.60
Silver — $15.80
Palladium — $428.50
Platinum — $1,530.28
Copper — $7,110.00
Aluminum — $2,115.00
Nickel — $20,129.00
Zinc — $2,210.00
Cocoa — $2,906.00
Sugar — $24.31
Corn — $367.50
Soybean — $953.00

Commodity Prices — February 22nd 2010

Latest commodity prices (ICE, NYMEX, CME) as of 17:29 GMT:

Oil (Brent) — $78.20
Gold — $1,112.78
Silver — $16.21
Palladium — $438.00
Platinum — $1,534.75
Copper — $7,320.00
Aluminum — $2,150.00
Nickel — $20,490.00
Zinc — $2,289.80
Cocoa — $3,080.00
Sugar — $25.46
Corn — $371.00
Soybean — $957.25

Technical Analysis, February 22nd — February 26th, 2010

The technical analysis, that includes the indicators’ data and major pivot points for Brent Oil, Gold, Silver and Copper as traded on spot market as of February 20th 2010:

Indicators
Moving Averages RSI Parabolic SAR CCI
Oil Neutral Neutral Long Long
Gold Short Neutral Long Neutral
Silver Short Neutral Long Neutral
Copper Short Neutral Long Long

Floor Pivot Points
3rd Sup 2nd Sup 1st Sup Pivot 1st Res 2nd Res 3rd Res
Oil 68.21 70.30 73.83 75.92 79.45 81.54 85.07
Gold 1057.41 1074.37 1092.96 1109.92 1128.51 1145.47 1164.06
Silver 14.60 15.02 15.51 15.93 16.42 16.84 17.33
Copper 6377 6585 6918 7126 7459 7667 8000

Woodie’s Pivot Points
2nd Sup 1st Sup Pivot 1st Res 2nd Res
Oil 70.66 74.55 76.28 80.17 81.90
Gold 1074.78 1093.78 1110.33 1129.33 1145.88
Silver 15.04 15.56 15.95 16.47 16.86
Copper 6616 6980 7157 7521 7698

Camarilla Pivot Points
4th Sup 3rd Sup 2nd Sup 1st Sup 1st Res 2nd Res 3rd Res 4th Res
Oil 74.27 75.81 76.33 76.84 77.88 78.39 78.91 80.45
Gold 1092.00 1101.77 1105.03 1108.29 1114.81 1118.07 1121.33 1131.10
Silver 15.51 15.76 15.84 15.93 16.09 16.18 16.26 16.51
Copper 6952 7101 7151 7200 7300 7349 7399 7548

Fibonacci Retracement Levels
Oil Gold Silver Copper
100.0% 78.01 1126.88 16.34 7335
61.8% 75.86 1113.30 15.99 7128
50.0% 75.20 1109.11 15.89 7065
38.2% 74.54 1104.91 15.78 7001
23.6% 73.72 1099.72 15.64 6922
0.0% 72.39 1091.33 15.43 6794
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