Commodity Prices

Gold •293 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	964.20	+2.00	+0.21%
WTI Crude •10 mins	64.67	+1.00	+1.57%
Gasoline •10 mins	2.132	+0.032	+1.52%
Ethanol •293 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •293 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 293 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 293 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 10 mins	68.45	+1.01	+1.50%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	3.032	+0.025	+0.83%
Heating Oil • 15 mins	2.178	+0.029	+1.35%

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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