Here at CommodityHQ, we believe that commodity stocks and exposure to the commodity markets is a necessary part of any investor's portfolio, as this asset class can be used to smooth overall volatility, enhance bottom line returns, and even protect against the ravages of unexpected inflation. With that said, investors need to educate themselves on how to find the best commodity stock or fund, how to invest in that vehicle, and strategies on how best to assess the commodities markets.
The commodity markets involve everything from coffee, corn, cattle, and cotton to gold, oil, natural gas, and copper, so it's important to understand the commodity that you want to invest in and what factors affect the prices in that market. Below, we have the best of our timeless educational articles that will help you gain the information to make the right commodity investment decisions, and will arm you with the tools that will allow you to successfully navigate this corner of the market.
Commodities and Trade Tariffs
2019-02-20An ongoing trade battle between the United States and China has magnified the impact of tariffs...
Factors Affecting Natural Gas Prices
2019-02-06Like any other commodity, natural gas is influenced by the forces of supply and demand. An...
Understanding Basis Risk
2019-01-23Traders venturing into the futures market for the first time need to consider the inherent risks...
Everything Investors Need to Know About Sugar Futures
2018-11-14There are a number of agricultural commodities that occupy both analysts and investors time, but...
Getting to Know the WASDE Monthly Report From the USDA
2018-10-31For investors of agricultural commodities, there’s no single piece of information more...
The Importance of Liquidity in Commodity Markets
2018-09-19Liquidity is a concept that investors often overlook. In a standard brokerage account with a...
Investors Should Avoid Treating Commodity-Based ETFs as Actual Commodities
2016-09-14One of the biggest problems commodity investors face is finding a way to invest without having to...
Examining the Relationship Between Treasury Yields and Gold Prices
2016-08-31The global financial marketplace is a complex dynamic force that impacts almost every facet of...
Why Winter Weather Affects the Economy So Strongly
2016-08-25Similar to a living and breathing organism, the stock market’s mood and behavior can be...
Rare Earth Metals: Where They Can Be Found and What They're Used For
2016-08-18Investors are familiar with certain metals like gold, silver, copper, aluminum, and steel, but...
Silver and Gold: The Safe Haven Trade
2016-08-04The commodity markets exist because there is enough demand for particular goods that there is a...
The Best Way to Trade Commodities Without Playing the Futures Market
2016-07-28Investors love having as many options as possible available to them to make a profit. Stock...
Why the Dollar Is the Enemy of Commodity Values
2016-07-20The global financial marketplace is a complex, interconnected organism where every company,...
The Difference Between Contango and Backwardation
2016-07-13For equity investors, these terms may sound made up, but they’re required knowledge for...
What Countries Have a Commodity-Based Currency
2016-07-06The commodities market is one that is truly global in scope. Individual companies, even ones that...
Understanding the Difference Between Hard and Soft Commodities
2016-06-29A commodity is a type of product of uniform quality that has high-enough demand to be traded...
How Dr. Copper Measures Economic Health
2016-06-22Investors are ever watchful for signals that might tell them how the economy is doing. Aside from...
How an Interest Rate Hike Could Affect Commodities
2016-06-03Commodities tend to move lower when real interest rates rise, as supply increases and capital...
How Is Oil Priced?
2016-05-30Crude oil plays a large role in both the global economy and everyday life. Each year, the world...
History Repeats Itself When It Comes to Crude Oil
2016-03-24Crude oil has collapsed four times over the past three decades. In each case, the dramatic...
The Industrial Value Of Gold
2015-12-08If there’s one asset class that stands on its own, apart from the rest, it’s gold....
3 Countries with the Largest Silver Reserves
2015-06-25Like its commodity cousin, gold, silver has a rich history dating back thousands of years. It was...
Testing Your Basic Commodities Knowledge
2015-06-24The world of commodities has played an important role in the investing landscape over the years....
WTI vs. Brent Crude Oil: What is the Difference?
2015-06-24Crude oil is arguably the most important commodity in the world today. The product and its...
What is Contango?
2015-06-24When it comes to commodity investing and trading, contango is a dirty word; it has the ability to...
Understanding Contango: Natural Gas Example
2015-06-24As interest in commodities as an investable asset has increased in recent years, more and more...
25 Lessons on Commodity Investing
2015-06-24Commodities can be very powerful investments but they also come with their fair share of risk. In...
The Historical Value of Silver: A 2000-Year Overview
2015-06-24Throughout human history silver has always been the redheaded stepchild of gold. While its...
Biggest Gold Find Ever and Biggest Nugget Ever Found
2015-06-24In this piece, we highlight three of the largest gold finds in history, including some of the...
3 Countries with the Largest Gold Reserves
2015-06-24Gold has a rich history as a store of value and means of exchange for goods and services between...
How Are MLP Distributions Taxed?
2015-06-24When rates hover around zero, investors often find themselves looking towards more “exotic” asset...
Six Academic Studies Every Commodity Investor Must Read
2015-06-24Several academic studies have been conducted in the past few decades on the historical...
The Ten Commandments of Commodity Investing
2015-06-24Commodities have obvious appeal to active investors looking to generate profits from short-term...
The World’s Biggest Copper Producers
2015-06-24Copper has long been one of the most important and popular industrial metals in the world, with a...
What is Brent Oil?
2015-06-24Crude oil is one of the most vital commodities in the world. Whether we realize it or not, it has...
The 5 Biggest Oil Discoveries in History
2015-06-24Oil makes the world go ’round, and finding more oil is one of the principal goals of...
The World’s Largest Natural Gas Producers
2015-06-24The natural gas industry has exploded in size over the past several years, as new production...
The World’s 5 Largest Oil Consumers
2015-06-24Crude oil is an addiction our global economy will not be able to break anytime soon. The fossil...
The South African Commodities Industry
2015-06-24South Africa is the second-largest economy within Africa. The path to this status has not been an...
A Look at Brazil's Commodities Exports
2015-06-24Due to better governance practices and a commodity boom, Brazil’s economy has enjoyed incredible...
Gold Price History: The Last 2000 Years
2015-06-24It really is no exaggeration to say that human beings have valued gold for as long as they’ve...
Canada’s Top Export Commodities: A Deeper Look
2015-06-24Commodity traders think about the United States for natural gas, Saudi Arabia and other Middle...
4 Factors Driving the Price of Copper
2015-06-24Copper is one of the oldest metals known to man and has been used as a currency for more than...
4 Factors Driving the Price of Platinum
2015-06-24Platinum, one of the rarest elements in the world, is among the most popular commodities for...
Breaking Down the Cost of a Gallon of Gas
2015-06-24The price of a gallon of gasoline averaged $2.47 a gallon in April 2015. Ever wonder how much of...
5 Legendary Commodity Investors
2015-06-24There was a time when commodities trading was only for the most sophisticated of investors. But...
Top 7 Warren Buffett Quotes on Gold Investing
2015-06-24Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, is one of the most famous investors of all time. The...
20 Must-Read Quotes About the Commodity Industry
2015-06-24When it comes to investing, we often look to experts and top traders not just to learn their...
Jim Rogers: The Agriculture Industry is Doomed
2015-06-24Legendary investor Jim Rogers has long been a fan of agricultural assets, companies, and a number...
What Are The Different MLP Indexes?
2015-03-04Benefiting from the ever-persisting low interest rate environment and overall rising energy...
More to Crude Oil Than Just Brent & West Texas Intermediate
2015-02-25If there’s one thing that has captured the market’s fascination recently, it has to be the...
What Is a Crush Spread?
2015-01-28Soybeans do not garner the same attention as some of their commodity counterparts, but their...
What Is a Crack Spread?
2015-01-07Crude oil is one of the most traded commodities in the world, as the fossil fuel is a key energy...