Understand how big banks, hedge funds, and commercials are positioning themselves in Metals. Analyze institutional money flows to identify historical extremes and gain a deeper understanding of underlying market dynamics.
Commercial Hedging: In metals like Gold or Silver, "Commercials" are typically mining companies and producers. They are almost always net-short because they need to lock in prices for their future production. When you see their net-short position shrink unusually fast, it can be a strong bullish signal, indicating they don't feel the need to hedge against falling prices.
Speculative Extremes: Hedge funds ("Non-Commercials") act as trend followers. Whenever their net-long positions hit historically extreme highs, the market is often ripe for a sharp correction.
Tracks the Aluminum Midwest Premium, a benchmark for physical aluminum pricing representing the logistics cost of delivering the metal to the US.
Tracks the standard 100-ounce Gold contract, widely viewed as a premier safe-haven asset, inflation hedge, and store of value by institutions.
Tracks the E-Micro Gold contract. At 1/10th the size of the standard (10 ounces), it allows retail traders access to the premier safe-haven asset.
Tracks the standard 25,000-pound Copper contract ('Doctor Copper'). Essential for green tech and a leading indicator of global economic manufacturing.
Tracks Hot Rolled Coil Steel futures, the benchmark for US steel prices and a vital input for construction, automotive, and heavy manufacturing.
Tracks Palladium futures. A rare, vital industrial metal used overwhelmingly by the automotive industry for catalytic converters to reduce emissions.
Tracks Platinum futures. A dense, highly valued precious and industrial metal used heavily in automotive catalytic converters and jewelry.
Tracks the standard 5,000-ounce Silver contract, a highly volatile commodity functioning dualistically as a precious and industrial metal.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (“NOVAGOLD” or the “Company”) (NYSE American, TSX: NG) and Donlin Gold Holdings LLC (DGH), 100% wholly-owned b...
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Equinox Gold Corp. (EQX:CA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Dollar Index weakness, a gold breakout and copper's pullback put key support and resistance levels in focus ahead of the next major market move.
Dollar Index weakness, a gold breakout and copper's pullback put key support and resistance levels in focus ahead of the next major market move.
Santacruz Silver Mining is rated a value Buy, trading at a significant discount to sector P/E and EV/EBITDA multiples. SCZM's near-term catalysts include Bolivar mine ramp-up and Soracaya project p...
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Gold's 2025 monster run looks like a distant memory. The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) is down 5.59% year-to-date through August 4, and holders are paying 0.40% per year to sit on bullion that pa...
Spot gold and silver prices rallied after the North American equities close Friday, as a negative July payrolls print pulled Treasury yields lower, softened the U.S. dollar and eased pressure on th...
Spot gold and silver prices rallied after the North American equities close Friday, as a negative July payrolls print pulled Treasury yields lower, softened the U.S. dollar and eased pressure on th...
Lundin Gold Inc. (LUG:CA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
The iShares Silver Trust provides direct exposure to physical silver bullion, while the VanEck Gold Miners ETF invests in companies that extract gold. The iShares Silver Trust has delivered signifi...
The iShares Silver Trust provides direct exposure to physical silver bullion, while the VanEck Gold Miners ETF invests in companies that extract gold. The iShares Silver Trust has delivered signifi...
TORONTO, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allied Gold Corporation (TSX: AAUC, NYSE: AAUC) herein announces the results of the votes cast at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company held t...
Rouyn Noranda, QC – August 7, 2026 – TheNewswire - Granada Gold Mine (TSXV: GGM) (OTC: GBBFF) (Frankfurt: B6D) (the “Company” or “Granada”) is pleased to announce the filing on SEDAR ( www.sedar.co...
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 7, 2026 / Faraday Copper Corp. ("Faraday" or the "Company") (TSX:FDY) announces its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. High...
After two months of consolidation and testing support at $4,000 an ounce, the gold market has broken convincingly to the upside as the precious metal sees its best weekly performance since the star...
Precious metals markets rally, supported by weaker dollar and falling Treasury yields.
Precious metals markets rally, supported by weaker dollar and falling Treasury yields.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kootenay Silver Inc. (TSXV: KTN) (OTCQX: KOOYF) (the "Company" or "Kootenay") is pleased to announce that it has filed the independent National Instrumen...
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 7, 2026) - Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: PEX) (OTCQB: PEXZF) (FSE: PQW) ("Pacific Ridge" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that ...
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Besides Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates for Pan American Silver (PAAS), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared...