... was the last day of trading for the October oil contract. But the fact is, commodities seem to be bottoming. Why is this happening? Because A) the government is injecting hundreds of billions of dollars into ... off, we could see a rally in the greenback before it continues its downward path. Commodities are priced in dollars, so usually, as the dollar goes down, commodity prices go up and visa versa ...

... investors worldwide had sunk more than $400 billion into commodities, up $70 billion from the beginning of the year and twice as much as in late ... funds, made bets on which way prices would go. To make commodities palatable to a broader range of investors, brokerage ... allowed investors to buy shares in a range of commodities. That opened the market to nontraditional investors For example, the California ...

... much in a few months?Here are some very interesting videos. I especially recommend these for anyone that holds commodities or commodity stocks...Why Commodity Prices are in the Process of PeakingThe Great ... ) it may be wise not to be too overexposed on the long or short side of the commodities story until there is more clarity as to how much the slowdown in the US and Europe will spread to the rest ...

... prices had gone down 40% to 50% during that period. "Currently, there are still attractive opportunities as most commodities, based on their historic price levels and adjusted-for-inflation, are ... ." A study by Yale University indicated that investors could gain 300% more by investing in commodities than in commodity companies, with less volatility and a better inflation hedge.In his latest book ...

... domino where one asset class tumbles after the other.Over the last six weeks or so, the dollar has been very strong and commodities have been weakening including gold. Some foreign currencies have been very weak ... from 1.40 to 1.50 against the euro, he said.According to Faber, new highs in commodities are unlikely anytime soon.One needs to see base building before asset markets recover. The market ...

... in real value over time. Because of this basic fact, there is no real value to buying commodities "for the long run" -- they go up and down based on a variety of influences, but do not ... is still a problem.All of which is vindication for our observations at the time (when oil and commodities could "only go up and never go down") that playing that game is closer to Russian roulette than to anything ...