Everything you need to know about trading commodities including crude oil, natural gas, gold, wheat and how to profit from price movements.
Commodities are raw materials and primary agricultural products that can be bought and sold. They fall into four main categories: energy, metals, agriculture, and livestock.
In energy, Crude Oil is the most traded commodity in the world and Natural Gas is highly volatile and weather-dependent. In metals, Gold is the ultimate safe haven asset, Silver has both industrial and investment demand, and Copper is known as Dr. Copper for predicting economic health. In agriculture the key markets are Wheat, Corn, Coffee, Sugar, and Cotton.
Commodities offer portfolio diversification, inflation protection, and profit opportunities during geopolitical events. When stock markets fall, commodities like gold often rise.
Supply and demand from droughts, OPEC decisions, and mining output all move prices. US Dollar strength affects commodities since they are priced in USD. Geopolitical events like wars and sanctions affect energy prices. Seasonal patterns mean agriculture follows predictable cycles.
Our Commodities page tracks 10 major commodities in real-time including WTI Crude Oil, Brent Crude, Natural Gas, Copper, Aluminum, Wheat, Corn, Coffee, Sugar and Cotton.
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