| Commodities are hugely cyclical as is all too evident at the moment, with oil and metal prices in steep decline. A look at what did well in 2014 and what didn't reveals how fortunes change and unearths a number of surprises. Website Visual Capitalist has run an infographic illustrating the annual returns for all commodities last year - the Periodic Table of Commodity Returns - with accompanying comment.
First, the two worst performers in 2014 were the two best performers the previous year: oil and natural gas. This speaks to the short-term volatility of commodities, as well to the fact that investors need to be looking to the long term. While something may swing up and down in a short time horizon, in the long term it may prove to fulfill the investment thesis based on supply and demand fundamentals..............................................Full Article: Source
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