31.03.2015 - Why This Commodities Bust Could Test Investor Patience
Commodities sure have a way of touching all of the major asset classes. With that said, let’s take a look at one of the benchmark commodity indices, the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index, to see where we stand and if the pain of the 34% decline since June 2014 is behind us. All of course, from a technical perspective. Why the CRB Commodities Index? In short, following the CRB Index can give investors a sense of the broad spectrum of the commodities market as it is composed of Agricultural (41%), Energy (39%), Base/Industrial Metals (13%), and Precious Metals (7%) commodities. To begin with, let’s take a look at the long-term monthly chart to see if we have hit bottom or if we still have to leave the question “How low is low?” open...............................................Full Article: Source
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