If you want to understand where commodity prices are headed, look at the yield curve.
Every major commodity bull market has been preceded by a steepening yield curve—every single one.
📈 When the yield curve bottoms and starts steepening, commodities follow.
Look at the last cycle:
The commodity index bottomed when the yield curve hit its lowest point.
When the yield curve flipped positive for the first time since 2022, commodities started trending higher.
It’s not magic—it’s liquidity and capital flows. When short-term rates fall relative to long-term rates, the market starts pricing in higher growth and inflation expectations, and commodities are the first to respond.
This is exactly why we’re positioned the way we are. Commodities don’t move in isolation—...
Crude oil is setting up for a big move, and almost nobody is paying attention. In fact, sentiment in the energy trade couldn’t be more bearish right now. Everyone hates it, everyone.
As Strazza said on our call yesterday, “Even Warren Buffett is losing money on this one.” That’s the vibe.
XLE keeps dropping, the bearish sentiment intensifies, yet producers are stepping in and buying. That’s a bullish signal if I’ve ever seen one.
There are plenty of reasons to start liking energy here, especially when headlines like these are flying under the radar of most U.S. investors.
Sure, this crisis might trigger a short term pop, but I’m not in it for a flash move, I’m looking for a trend.
And the pieces for a sustainable breakout are falling into place.
Let’s talk about seasonality. Most people think energy’s best season is summer. Makes sense, right? But the data tells a different story. Energy peaks in the summer, then drifts into bearish seasonals, until now.