Futures are financial contracts obligating the buyer to purchase an asset or the seller to sell an asset at a predetermined ...

Explore the four types of tradable commodities, their market roles, risks, and how futures contracts govern trading in energy, metals, livestock, and agriculture.

Gold targets $5,000, silver enters price discovery above $65, and oil faces supply pressure in 2026. Expert analysis of ...

The commodities market is experiencing an unprecedented level of activity, driven by both cyclical and structural forces. High trading volumes in short-dated and weekly options highlight the market's ...

Front Month Nymex Crude for January delivery settled 1.1% lower at $68 a barrel. In the month, the contract lost 1.8%. Global commodity prices are expected to soften this year and next but remain ...

How did commodities perform compared to major asset classes in 2025? Based on Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) data, this look-back highlights volatility spikes, tariff impacts, metal market ...

The second leg of the commodities bull supercycle is just getting started. You can feel it—not just in the charts, but also in the subtle shifts happening across the global economy. Energy costs that ...

DBC offers diversified commodity exposure, providing uncorrelated returns and portfolio diversification benefits for investors seeking alternative assets. Recent regulatory changes and macroeconomic ...

On Nov. 10, 2025, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-AR, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, released a bipartisan discussion draft to establish a federal framework for regulating spot ...