One word of warning on commodities. Since they are usually priced in US dollars, price moves can sometimes have more to do with dollar strength or weakness than with commodities.
In periods of dollar weakness, for example, commodity prices may rise just to keep their European and Japanese price relatively stable.
This is always an important consideration if you do not want to accidentally speculate on currencies.
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