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Commodities’ returns for the first half of 2018

First half of 2018 performance for commodities

First Half of 2018 Performance for Commodity Groups

The following is an excellent article on commodities:

Investors Disappointed in First Half

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Natural Gas up 58.47% in 2016

West Texas Intermediate up 44.92% in 2016

Performance for commodities in 2016/

2016 Performance for Selected Commodities

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CRB Index long-term chart showing major downtrend

Long-term chart for the CRB Index showing the major downtrend in commodities. It is below the 2009 low. Where is the bottom?

CRB Index Chart for 2004-2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson_Reuters/Jefferies_CRB_Index

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YTD performance of the major commodities

Reference the article from MarketWatch.com

Reference the chart for West Texas Intermediate.

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U.S. Commodity Groups YTD Performance

Not a good YTD performance for the major commodity groups

A bar chart showing the absolute performance of the major commodity groups.

US Commodity Groups YTD Absolute Performance courtesy of StockCharts.com

Not a good YTD performance for the major commodity groups and it is reflected in the dismal YTD performance of the the TSX Composite Index.

Reference my chart analysis for copper which is included the industrial metals group in the above bar chart.

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