by Chris Kimble | Jun 23, 2022 | Kimble Charting
We have covered the commodities rally and highlighted the everyday concerns with rising inflation and rising interest rates. Today, we’ll revisit some long-term charts of key commodities and discuss why we should be watching for potential topping formations. Below is...
by Chris Kimble | May 12, 2022 | Kimble Charting
Commodities have been one of the few winners in 2022. But with elevated commodity prices, consumers are now left with an ugly dose of inflation on everyday costs (food, energy)… And with falling stock prices, they are getting a dose of deflation in their investment...
by Chris Kimble | Feb 25, 2022 | Kimble Charting
The CRB Commodity Index has rallied sharply over the past 2 years. And although the index is not near all-time highs, it is getting stretched into overbought extremes. One way to look at whether a security is trading near extreme levels is to check on its % above the...
by Chris Kimble | Nov 10, 2021 | Kimble Charting
From 1999 to 2009, equities under-performed commodities. This culminated with the ’08-’09 Financial Crisis. This was followed up by a 10+ year run of equities out-performance. Are the tables ready to turn yet again? Today’s chart looks at the ratio of the S&P 500...
by Chris Kimble | Jun 30, 2021 | Kimble Charting
Rewind to March 2020 and things weren’t looking so good for commodities. COVID-19 was in the news and several assets were trading sharply lower. Then came the comeback. And in a big way. Perhaps even concerning way when you fast forward to today. As you can see in...
by Chris Kimble | May 19, 2021 | Kimble Charting
Have you talked to a friend, relative, or co-worker recently about the huge run in lumber? Have you had a discussion with these people about inflation? It would be understandable if you have! This chart looks at the Thomson/Reuters Core Commodity Index on a quarterly...
by Chris Kimble | Jul 18, 2018 | Kimble Charting
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE The chart looks at the Thomson Reuters Commodity Index over the past 38-years, on a monthly closing basis. The index has been creating a series of higher lows and higher highs over the past 15-years inside of rising channel (1). It hit the...
by Chris Kimble | Jun 4, 2018 | Kimble Charting
Time frames are an important component of successful investing and research. And an investor’s perspective on a price trend depends very much on the time frame with they are looking at the given asset’s price. This is very much true for today’s chart of the Thomson...
