Commodity Prices

Gold •388 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	1,422.80	-17.70	-1.23%
WTI Crude •1 day	65.16	-0.87	-1.32%
Gasoline •1 day	2.097	-0.007	-0.34%
Ethanol •388 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •388 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 388 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 388 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 1 day	68.44	-0.74	-1.07%
Natural Gas • 1 day	3.110	+0.016	+0.52%
Heating Oil • 1 day	2.406	-0.007	-0.28%

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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