Oil Surges, Gold & Silver Drop – Market Warning? ~ Monday Market Moves
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Oil Surge, Geopolitical Risks, and Market Impact
Steve Barton analyzes the oil spike to near $119, Strait of Hormuz risks, geopolitical drivers, and his put positions.
In this week's Monday Market Moves, I review the biggest developments across global markets and explain the key signals I'm watching as we head into the next trading week.
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Recorded on 3-13-2026. I begin with the S&P 500, which moved lower during the week and is starting to show signs of technical weakness as volatility rises and the U.S. dollar strengthens. With bond yields climbing and investors becoming more cautious, I discuss why the short-term outlook for equities may remain pressured and where the next potential support zones could emerge if selling continues.
From there I move through the major commodity markets and highlight the technical setups forming across the sector. Gold has started to soften after a strong run while silver and mining stocks are showing more pronounced downside momentum. Copper remains under pressure as it drifts toward longer-term moving averages, uranium equities are approaching levels that could create new buying opportunities, and energy markets remain highly sensitive to geopolitical developments. I also touch on natural gas momentum, coal's reaction to broader energy trends, weakness developing in platinum and palladium, a tightening consolidation pattern forming in nickel, and the short-term technical picture for Bitcoin as it trades near important resistance levels.
Key Insights in this episode
✅ S&P 500 fell 1.6%, showing a potential topping pattern ✅ VIX rising as market uncertainty increases ✅ U.S. dollar up 1.7% as investors seek safety ✅ Gold down 1.9% after breaking a bear flag ✅ Silver down 3.5%, signaling further weakness ✅ Copper down 0.9%, trending toward the 200-day average ✅ Uranium mostly flat, equities drifting toward support ✅ Oil surged 8.6% on geopolitical tensions ✅ Natural gas down 1.7% but still in an uptrend ✅ Coal mostly flat, struggling at resistance ✅ Platinum & palladium down ~5%, bearish setups forming ✅ Nickel forming a bullish pennant ✅ Bitcoin slightly down, facing resistance near key levels
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00:00 S&P 500 & Dollar Outlook 03:17 Gold Market Breakdown 10:28 Silver Weakness 15:06 Copper Trend 16:49 Uranium Setup 20:39 Oil Surge & Geopolitics 28:16 Natural Gas Trend 29:05 Coal Prices 30:20 Platinum & Palladium 33:00 Nickel Outlook 38:14 Bitcoin Levels
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