Commodity Prices

Gold •665 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	1,944.00	+43.40	+2.28%
WTI Crude •11 mins	108.36	+1.48	+1.38%
Gasoline •47 mins	3.749	+0.008	+0.21%
Ethanol •665 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •665 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 665 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 665 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	121.97	+3.94	+3.34%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	2.630	-0.017	-0.64%
Heating Oil • 21 mins	4.225	+0.027	+0.63%

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Following a 'Deflated' 2008 Redux in Commodities

By Erik Swarts - Dec 09, 2014, 8:01 AM CST

While the respective moves are roughly half 2008's magnitude - led by a corresponding seasonal pivot in the US dollar and euro, commodities have loosely followed the glide path of the 2008 sector decline this year. Should the comparative prove prescient, a similar dynamic will continue to develop as precious metals have found a foothold - before the broader sector and currency markets turn.

USDX, Eurp, Gold, Oil, CRB, GDX and Xle Performance 2008 versus 2014