Commodity Prices Reach Rally Inflection Point
Chris Kimble | Apr 19, 2021 11:19AM ET
Commodities have been the talk of the town over the past several months, with grains, energy and metals reaching new multi-month highs over the 12 months.
And this has lead to concerns over input costs – and inflation.
That’s where today’s chart comes into play. It is a 25+ year “quarterly” chart of the Thomson Reuters Core Commodity Index.
As you can see, commodities have been in a broad downtrend channel since peaking in 2007-2008. As well, the 25-year stretch has produced an important support/resistance pivot line (marked by red and green arrows).
So why does this matter to the commodity index and several select commodities showing strength?
Because the current five-quarter rally in commodities is testing this important pivot (now resistance). And at the same time, it is testing the top of its 13-year falling price channel at (1).
If resistance holds, inflation may be held in check and bonds may experience a bear market rally. But if commodities breakout, then inflation concerns will continue to rise, and select commodities showing relative strength will continue higher. Stay tuned.
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