Crude oil's futures curve hides a quiet profit or loss engine called roll yield. Here is how backwardation and contango decide whether rolling contracts helps or hurts returns.
Oliver Davis3 min read
Oil prices sit near yearly lows as the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve remains half empty. Here's what that means for supply security and future price shocks.
Logan Ruiz4 min read
The New York Mercantile Exchange helps set benchmark prices for energy and metals through futures trading. Learn how it fits into CME Group, why businesses use its contracts, and what…
Trevor Harris4 min read
Gold topped $5,608.35 an ounce in January 2026. See how central bank buying, ETF flows, mine supply, jewelry demand and the U.S. dollar have shaped the rally.
Trevor Harris8 min read
Copper’s role in construction, electrical equipment and transportation makes its price a useful economic clue. But supply shortages, excess production and tariffs can distort what its movements appear to say…
Tara Burke2 min read
A wellbore is the drilled route to resources such as oil, gas and water. Learn how casing, cleaning, drilling conditions and centuries of technique shape the well’s construction and operation.
Oliver Davis3 min read
The S&P GSCI tracks 24 commodity futures across five sectors, with energy accounting for the largest listed share. Learn how production based weighting, annual rebalancing and automatic futures rolls shape…
Tara Burke10 min read
