Ole Hansen

Silver's rally to a record high of $51 an ounce this week may have marked a psychological milestone for investors, but analysts say the explosive move could still be ahead. SLV is building positive momentum. Get the inside scoop here. Severe physical market stress, soaring lease rates and a...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is stealing gold's thunder this week. After soaring more than 6% in 24 hours, Bitcoin reclaimed the $94,000 level. The lift was driven by a renewed "digital gold" narrative, courtesy of what Unity Wallet's James Toledano calls "renewed institutional enthusiasm." Another...

The April slump in crude oil is continuing to attract speculative buying in May, and the outlook remains bleak with the market having a long way to go before balancing out, analysts say.  The risk of storage running out is being offset by the focus on falling production and the expected pick-...

The price of oil has been supported by an OPEC agreement to lower the collective output of the organization by 1.2 million barrels a day. But doing so may have awakened a sleeping giant: U.S. shale producers looking to take advantage of the now higher oil prices. According to a Bloomberg report, U....

According to a Bloomberg report, at least one investor is making a bet that the price of oil will hit $100 a barrel by December 2018. During Tuesday's trading session, the most traded contract across the entire ICE Brent market was the $100 December 2018 call option. Bloomberg noted that the...

Gold futures continued trading higher early Monday morning and reached its highest levels in almost three weeks. Bloomberg attributed the commodity's gains to a weak U.S. dollar and cautious commentary from the Federal Reserve regarding an interest rate hike. Meanwhile, European governments bonds...