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.
The NW Stepout Drill Program Extends Mineralization Another 600 Metres to the Northwest Along the Projection of the Denver Vein System, and Identifies Mineralized Intrusive Complex Target Vancouver...
Nelson BC Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 18, 2026) - Ximen Mining Corp. (TSXV: XIM) (FSE: 1XM) (OTC: XXMMF) (the "Company" or "Ximen") is pleased to provide an update on i...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liberty Gold Corp. (TSX: LGD; OTCQX: LGDTF) (“Liberty Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that further to its news release...
Avino Silver (ASM) reached $6.38 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +1.43% change compared to its last close.
VANCOUVER, BC – TheNewswire - September 18, 2026 - Copper One Resources Corp. (CSE: CEXY | OTCID: CEXYF | FSE: IW8 | WKN: A42AGR) (“Copper One” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has ...
VANCOUVER, BC – TheNewswire - September 18, 2026 - Copper One Resources Corp. (CSE: CEXY | OTCID: CEXYF | FSE: IW8 | WKN: A42AGR) (“Copper One” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has ...
VANCOUVER, BC – TheNewswire - September 18, 2026 - Copper One Resources Corp. (CSE: CEXY | OTCID: CEXYF | FSE: IW8 | WKN: A42AGR) (“Copper One” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has ...
Last week we argued that gold investors should stop obsessing over limited US monetary policy moves and start paying attention to the next $1 trillion of U.S. debt.
The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street unanimously bullish after gold's post-Fed gains, while Main Street bolstered its bullish majority following gold's solid weekly performance.
Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, with both metals holding weekly gains as lower oil prices offset part of the pressure from a rebound in Treasury yields...
Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, with both metals holding weekly gains as lower oil prices offset part of the pressure from a rebound in Treasury yields...
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 18, 2026) - Alma Gold Inc. (CSE: ALMA) ("Alma Gold" or the "Company") announces that Dušan Petković has resigned from its board of directors...
Gold's falling-wedge breakout and higher swing low support a potential advance toward the $4,966–$4,973 resistance zone.
September 18, 2026, Montreal, Quebec, Canada – TheNewswire - Beauce Gold Fields (“Champs d'Or en Beauce”) (TSX Venture: BGF), referred to as “BGF” or the “Company,” is pleased to announce that it i...
JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (“the Trust”) has filed a Form 8-K containing the Q2-2026 consolidated financial statements of Penney Intermediate Holding...
HALIFAX, NS / ACCESS Newswire / September 18, 2026 / Silver Tiger Metals Inc. (TSX:SLVR)(OTCQX:SLVTF) ("Silver Tiger" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that at the annual and special meeting...
A lot more appears to be going on in the gold market than monetary policy alone can explain, as prices continue to hold critical support heading into the weekend, even after the Federal Reserve rai...
Silver and platinum have also gained strong upside momentum ahead of the weekend.
Silver and platinum have also gained strong upside momentum ahead of the weekend.
Yerington, Nevada--(Newsfile Corp. - September 18, 2026) - Lion Copper Corp. (CSE: LCU) (OTCQB: LCGMD) ("Lion" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged the services of ICP Secur...
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 18, 2026) - Regency Silver Corp. (TSXV: RSMX) (OTCQB: RSMXF) (FSE: ZJ90) ("Regency Silver" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it will ...
Italian cable maker Prysmian said on Friday it had partnered with Rio Tinto to supply electrical cables made with low-carbon aluminium for an Amazon data centre in Ohio.
Gold and silver rebound as lower Treasury yields, a weaker dollar and falling oil prices support metals, putting four mining stocks in focus.
After reaching an important support level, Steel Dynamics (STLD) could be a good stock pick from a technical perspective. STLD surpassed resistance at the 50-day moving average, suggesting a short-...