Crude oil has risen above $108 a barrel to its highest level since September 2008. Our Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn said it might be time to think about shorting oil at these lofty levels, and offered some strategies for traders to consider in an interview with CNBC recorded Tuesday evening. Even though he said [...]

Toronto-Based Senior Market Strategist Aaron Fennell shares his thoughts on rising gasoline prices and the impact on the consumer psyche in an interview with BNN tv. Fennell also discusses the difference in price between West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil and brent crude oil. On Friday, January 14, London brent February crude oil futures reached [...]

Lind-Waldock Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszn gave his outlook for commodities on CNBC’s Fast Money report, recorded after the close on December 2. He predicted $90-per-barrel crude oil was forthcoming, and offered some support points traders who aren’t yet in the market might consider buying on pullbacks. He also said natural gas looks like a [...]

by Matt Roma Crude oil futures prices didn’t leap higher after a federal judge recently ruled to overturn a six-month ban on new deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. That may seem puzzling to many investors. While there are certainly many more factors at play, the drilling ruling should cause downward, not upward, pressure [...]

by William Baruch Crude oil has been on the move, rallying to a five-month high above $86 a barrel on May 3, 2010. While this market will of course see some corrections, consumers are facing the question as we head into summer driving season: can oil reach $100 or beyond, revisiting the record high set [...]

Crude oil rose 30 percent in May, it’s biggest monthly gain in a decade. July futures are currently trading at a seven-month high above $67 a barrel after bullish manufacturing data out of China. The International Energy Agency (IEA) sounded some words of caution: Prospects for global economic recovery may be damaged if oil prices [...]

Panic Selling in Stocks Has Ebbed, But Still Bearish By Ben Kim The economic crisis of 2008 is on the forefront of everyone’s mind and has affected CEOs and blue-collar workers alike. The stock indexes have been incredibly volatile as a result and the market remains bearish from both a fundamental and technical perspective. The [...]