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Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Approaching Technical Support

May 09, 2013 2:58 PM ET5 Comments
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When you look at the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index (below), you'll notice that, so far, the index has a well established pattern of higher lows since 1999. Obviously this can change drastically, after all we're talking about commodities, the most volatile instruments widely available for the longest period in history.

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The long-term technical support is the most obvious downside target (ascending red line). Next is Edson Gould's extreme downside target at the rising 79.32 level (ascending blue line).

At the current level, we've been accumulating individual commodity stocks. However, we'd be committing significant amounts of our portfolio to food producers, processors and distributor stocks if the index hits the extreme downside target or lower.

Until the extreme downside support is broken, we're considered to be in a commodity bull market with an understanding that there will be dramatic volatility. Break below the 1999 low and we're definitely in a bear market.

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