Commodity Markets: Lower Dollar & Yields, Higher Commodities [Video]

Peter Mathers TradingLounge

Commodity Markets: Lower Dollar & Yields, Higher Commodities.
Content: US Bond Yields, Dollar DXY, US Gold, Silver, Copper, Lithium, Uranium, Nickel, Crude Oil, Natural Gas.
Commodities Market Summary: Bond yields and US DXY lower, commodities higher.
Trading Strategies: Hold Long Lithium, Uranium, Gold, Nickel.

Video Chapters

00:00 US Gov Bonds 10 Yr Yields
01:22 US Dollar Index DXY
03:48 US Spot Gold GDX ABX NCM
17:02 US Spot Silver
18:20 US Copper / Lithium / Uranium / Nickel (China, Emerging Markets, stocks)
37:48 Crude Oil, Sector XLE / XOM
44:52 Natural Gas

Author

Peter Mathers

TradingLounge

Peter Mathers started actively trading in 1982. He began his career at Hoei and Shoin, a Japanese futures trading company.

EUR/USD climbs to daily highs near 1.1820

EUR/USD now picks up pace and advances to the area of daily peaks north of the 1.1800 barrier at the end of the week. The pair’s decent move higher comes against the backdrop of a generalised lack of direction in the FX galaxy and the mild offered stance in the US Dollar.

GBP/USD trims losses, retests 1.3460

After briefly challenging its key 200-day SMA near 1.3440, GBP/USD now manages to regain some balance and revisit the 1.3460 zone on Friday. Cable’s pullback comes as the selling pressure on the Greenback gathers traction, reigniting some recovery in the risk-linked space.

Gold flirts with four-week highs past $5,200

Gold extends its rebound, climbing for a third consecutive session and pushing back above the $5,200 mark per troy ounce on Friday. The move higher continues to draw support from lingering geopolitical tensions and the ongoing uncertainty surrounding US trade policy, both of which are keeping safe-haven demand firmly in play.

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple consolidate with short-term cautious bullish bias

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple are consolidating near key technical areas on Friday, showing mild signs of stabilization after recent volatility. BTC holds above $67,000 despite mild losses so far this week, while ETH hovers around $2,000 after a rejection near its upper consolidation boundary.

Changing the game: International implications of recent tariff developments

The Supreme Court ruling on International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs provides limited relief for the rest of the world, with weighted average tariff rates modestly lower.

Starknet unveils strkBTC, shielded Bitcoin transactions on Ethereum Layer 2

Starknet, the Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by StarkWare, today announced strkBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin asset that introduces optional shielding while preserving full DeFi composability.