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Major Asset Class April 2013 Performance Review
James Picerno • Fri, May 3 • 2 Comments
Renewable Fuel Mandate Complications
T. Marc Schober • Thu, Apr 18 • 3 Comments
Commodities Have (Almost) No Place In Your Portfolio
Cullen Roche • Mon, Apr 15 • 12 Comments
Understanding Futures-Based Commodity Fund Returns
Daniel Banaszak • Tue, Apr 9 • 2 Comments
Using Long Term Bonds To Improve Returns Of Bridgewater's All Weather Risk Parity Portfolio
MyPlanIQ • Sun, Apr 7
Major Asset Class March Performance Review
James Picerno • Wed, Apr 3 • 2 Comments
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot (2/21/13)
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Feb 20
Evaluating 'Better Beta' In Commodity Related Funds
Hard Assets Investor • Thu, Feb 7
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Feb 4
Insight Into Commodity Investing
Joseph Reinke • Tue, Jan 15 • 12 Comments
2012 Commodity Performance
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Dec 26, 2012 • 2 Comments
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Dec 10, 2012 • 1 Comment
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot (11/20/12)
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Nov 20, 2012
Major Asset Classes October Performance Review
James Picerno • Mon, Nov 5, 2012
How Much Money Do Your Favorite Commodity ETFs Make?
CommodityHQ • Sun, Oct 28, 2012 • 2 Comments
GSG In Depth: The 5-Minute Guide To The GSCI Commodity Fund
CommodityHQ • Fri, Oct 19, 2012
A Commodity ETF For All Seasons
Morningstar • Fri, Oct 12, 2012 • 3 Comments
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot (10/2/12)
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Oct 2, 2012 • 1 Comment
QE3: Market Reaction, Pre-Action And Outlook - Gold, Commodities And U.S. Dollar
Carlton Chin • Fri, Sep 21, 2012 • 3 Comments
Who's Afraid Of The Big, Bad QE? M2 Growth, Inflation And P/E Ratios
Bard Luippold • Wed, Sep 19, 2012 • 42 Comments

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GSG In Depth: The 5-Minute Guide To The GSCI Commodity Fund
CommodityHQ • Fri, Oct 19, 2012
GSG: Can You Overcome Contango?
Lee Eugene Munson • Fri, Jul 20, 2012 • 1 Comment
Q1 Commodity Wrap-Up
Hard Assets Investor • Thu, Apr 7, 2011
Selecting Candidate ETFs for Effective Portfolio Construction
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Jun 2, 2010 • 3 Comments
Commodity ETFs: Handling the ‘Quirks’ in Commodity Trading Patterns
Tom Lydon • Wed, Apr 7, 2010
ETF Spotlight: iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
Tom Lydon • Wed, Dec 30, 2009 • 2 Comments
What's Next for Commodity ETFs?
Tom Lydon • Tue, Aug 25, 2009
On the Necessity of Using Limit Orders: GSG Price Spike
Ron Rowland • Fri, Mar 20, 2009 • 3 Comments
GSG: Emerging Markets Keep Energy and Agriculture Booming
Don Dion • Fri, Jul 11, 2008
Commodity Returns Are All Over the Board
Hard Assets Investor • Mon, Aug 20, 2007
Is Peak Oil Already Here?
Tim Iacono • Wed, Jan 10, 2007

Major Asset Class April 2013 Performance Review
James Picerno • Fri, May 3 • 2 Comments
Renewable Fuel Mandate Complications
T. Marc Schober • Thu, Apr 18 • 3 Comments
Commodities Have (Almost) No Place In Your Portfolio
Cullen Roche • Mon, Apr 15 • 12 Comments
Understanding Futures-Based Commodity Fund Returns
Daniel Banaszak • Tue, Apr 9 • 2 Comments
Using Long Term Bonds To Improve Returns Of Bridgewater's All Weather Risk Parity Portfolio
MyPlanIQ • Sun, Apr 7
Major Asset Class March Performance Review
James Picerno • Wed, Apr 3 • 2 Comments
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot (2/21/13)
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Feb 20
Evaluating 'Better Beta' In Commodity Related Funds
Hard Assets Investor • Thu, Feb 7
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Feb 4
Insight Into Commodity Investing
Joseph Reinke • Tue, Jan 15 • 12 Comments
2012 Commodity Performance
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Dec 26, 2012 • 2 Comments
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Dec 10, 2012 • 1 Comment
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot (11/20/12)
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Nov 20, 2012
Major Asset Classes October Performance Review
James Picerno • Mon, Nov 5, 2012
How Much Money Do Your Favorite Commodity ETFs Make?
CommodityHQ • Sun, Oct 28, 2012 • 2 Comments
A Commodity ETF For All Seasons
Morningstar • Fri, Oct 12, 2012 • 3 Comments
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot (10/2/12)
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Oct 2, 2012 • 1 Comment
QE3: Market Reaction, Pre-Action And Outlook - Gold, Commodities And U.S. Dollar
Carlton Chin • Fri, Sep 21, 2012 • 3 Comments
Who's Afraid Of The Big, Bad QE? M2 Growth, Inflation And P/E Ratios
Bard Luippold • Wed, Sep 19, 2012 • 42 Comments
Commodity ETFs: Beyond DBC
Tom Lydon • Wed, Sep 12, 2012

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In Your Portfolio: A Guide to Commodity ETFs and ETNs
Asset Class Performance: Commodities

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Wednesday, May 8, 2:52 PM The recent selloff in commodities (DBC) is not a correction, says Stan Druckenmiller, now on stage at Ira Sohn, but instead the end of the supercycle. Avoid commodity markets - Brazil (EWZ, BRF, BRL), South Africa (EZA, SZR), Canada (EWC, FXC). "Frankly, I'd short the aussie (FXA)." His largest equity holding? "I can't imagine a better position than Google (GOOG)" - selling for 16x earnings and no exposure to China. 4 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Monday, May 6, 8:31 AM The commodity boom (DBC) is over, writes Morgan Stanley global macro chief Ruchir Sharma, as massive overinvestment - mostly to feed China's voracious demand - comes online just at the time said demand becomes considerably less voracious. Not only are China and emerging markets in general slowing, but the countries are striving to become more efficient (USO) as well. "If historical pattern holds, we are now entering a long period of falling commodity prices, which could last two decades." 2 Comments [Commodities]
Wednesday, May 1, 10:41 AM Commodities are lit up bright red as weak economic data (here and in China) is a good excuse to end the bounce of the last few sessions. Gold (GLD -1.8%), Silver (SLV -3.6%), WTI Crude (USO -2.6%). Copper (JJC -3.3%) moves to its lowest level in about 18 months at $3.08/lb. The metal hasn't had a 2-handle since the start of 2011. Broad commodity gauge (DBC -1.8%). 5 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Friday, April 12, 3:01 PM It's "death bells" for commodities, says Citigroup, calling 2013 the year in which it's realized the commodity supercycle is over and a new era in which the relative performance of how "stuff" performs against each other and other assets is what matters. Specifically on oil, Citi calls Q1's move higher without merit and expects the recent downtick in prices to continue. 70 Comments [Commodities]
Monday, March 11, 8:24 AM Speculators cut net long positions in commodity contacts by 9.2% last week, according to CFTC data. At 406K contracts, it's the lowest net long position since the epic March 2009 bottom. Not surprisingly, the positioning is following the trend in commodity prices, which have tumbled over the past few weeks. Goldman last week: Buy the dip. DBC thus far this year. 3 Comments [Commodities]
Friday, March 8, 7:06 AM Buy the dip in commodities, says Goldman, raising its 3-month outlook for raw materials after the recent price dip. "The recent selloff in commodities on worries about Chinese growth is overdone in our view and we upgrade to overweight on a 3-month horizon," says the bank's commodities research chief. DBC -2.4% YTD. Comment! [Commodities]
Wednesday, February 20, 11:28 AM Non-agricultural commodities sell off sharply across the board. GLD -1.4%, SLV -2.3%, USO -2%, JJC -1.1%. Lumber futures -2.5%. Chatter circulates of a troubled hedge fund being forced to exit. Broad commodity ETF: DBC -0.9%. 10 Comments [Commodities]
Wednesday, February 6, 11:36 AM Institutional investors pull back from commodity bets as the sector fails to deliver on its key appeal as an effective hedge against volatile stocks. Influential Calpers - which led the way into commodities a decade ago - leads the way out, pulling 55% of its holdings after years of losses. DBC flat Y/Y. 2 Comments [Commodities]
Wednesday, January 30, 11:10 AM This just in, commodity prices are falling, writes technician Michael Kahn. The CRB index is lower now than when the Fed launched QE∞ in September, and down 18% over a roughly 2-year period. Though still in tight supply, the grains (JJG) are off 16% since late summer, and softs like coffee, sugar, and cocoa are in multi-month bear markets. 4 Comments [Commodities]
Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 4:14 PM Corn has delivered the best 2012 performance of ten major commodities tracked by Bespoke: buoyed by strong Asian demand, its price has risen 17.3% YTD. Coffee has delivered the worst performance, declining 34.8% - expect that drop to provide a nice 2013 lift to the margins of SBUX, DNKN, and other coffee chains, as it becomes reflected in new contract prices. Oil is down 8%, its first annual decline since '08. 7 of the 10 tracked commodities are up on the year. Comment! [Commodities, Consumer]
Thursday, December 6, 2012, 4:44 PM The commodity super cycle has entered has entered a "renaissance" period, says Goldman, in which prices may not go a lot higher, but markets in "backwardation" - near-term prices greater than those further out - will create the opportunity for "significant investment returns." Comment! [Commodities]
Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 5:57 PM Phosphorus: The finite supply of it is why Jeremy Grantham predicts a grim future for much of the world's population. As production of the critical ingredient for fertilizer drops, so will crop yields, which will threaten the ability to feed the world's population. Grantham thinks the finite supply of fertilizer and limits of crop yields already are starting to affect food prices. 6 Comments [Commodities, Global & FX]
Monday, December 3, 2012, 4:57 PM The commodity supercycle isn't over yet, writes Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, pointing to a contrarian RBA study arguing China's heavy consumption of key metals and oil is just getting underway. Consider how well the prices of these commodities have held up in 2012 despite slumping worldwide growth, especially in China. Toss in central banks printing away ... do you really want to sell commodities now? DBC +5% YTD. Comment! [Commodities]
Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 12:15 PM "Can we all just forget about WTI," asked oil trader Ian Taylor. "It's no longer an international currency of any value whatsoever." Brent crude (BNO) looks to officially overtake WTI (USO) in the new year. Among the moves is the widely-followed GSCI index (GSG) slashing its weighting of WTI at the expense of Brent. 3 Comments [Commodities]
Monday, November 19, 2012, 11:33 AM The commodity super cycle is over," says Ed Morse, head of commodity research for Citigroup, and even heavy central bank printing isn't bringing it back. "No longer will a pure long-only strategy bring in the returns expected in 2002-08. Nor will conditions approximating those of the last decade return any time soon." DBC +2.4% Y/Y. Comment! [Commodities]
Friday, November 16, 2012, 9:32 AM Industrial metals prices are set to rally into the middle of 2013, says Westpac's Justin Smirk, who has the hottest hand in forecasting of late. He's keeping it simple: Easy money in the U.S. and Europe will combine with a rebounding Chinese economy. Copper, zinc, nickel, and aluminum are all headed higher. Comment! [Commodities]

realornot
Completely bullish with all commodities. ck thm out Buy sentiment: DJP GSG RJI
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Option Maestro
Looks like one strategist is pretty bearish on commodities. Looks like they sold Nov 32 puts and purchased Dec 29 puts w/ premium on $GSG
11/8/10
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ETFdesk
new instablog: Do Commodities Still Provide Portfolio Diversification? $SPY $GSG $DJP $DBC
2/10/10
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ETFdesk
WaysToPlay: Investment guru urges US dollar exodus : Jim Rodgers - Long Commodities http://bit.ly/4Lzz44 $DBO $DBA $GSC $GRU $GSG $JJM $UDN
12/3/09
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WaysToPlay: Dave Rosenberg 11/19/2009 http://bit.ly/1OBj0Y $SPY $UUP $DBO $GSG #ETF #MKT #Inflation #FX #Dollar #Oil
11/19/09
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Thomas Pan
Total commodity assets under management has reached the all time high of $270bn, previously touched in Q2 of 2008. GSG GSP
11/15/09
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WyasToPlay: Pimco Bill Gross: Midnight Candles Nov 09 Commentary http://bit.ly/1GDjUB $GSG $HYG $SPY $QQQ $IYR $TLH $TLT #ETF #MKT #news
10/27/09
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John Mylant
JOHN's STOCK PICK OF THE DAY- (GSG) Ascendig Triangle breakthrough! look here...http://bit.ly/GyiNm/
10/19/09
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JOHN'S STOCK PICK PF THE DAY- (GSG)
10/19/09
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ETFdesk
WaysToPlay: Rosenberg: Buy Commodities As The Trade War Escalates SEE ARTICLE DJP DPU DYY GCC GSC GSG GSP #MKT #ETF
9/29/09
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