Last week, I dedicated a lot of the Daily commentary to what I believe could be the hedge of the century. Talk about a protracted bear market, the ratio between the performance of commodities versus stocks has only been this low twice in the last 100 years. Interestingly, tuning in to this ratio right now aligns with a more esoteric concept: The astrological prediction that, “Serious setbacks towards October will bring a long-term bearish market as there is no more fire years before the Tiger year 2022.”
An easy way to track how many commodities are currently performing starts with understanding weekly trends. How can two simple moving averages work so well? DBC, the ETF for the Commodity Tracking Fund, holds in its basket 14 commodities.
Heating Oil, Brent Crude Oil, Gasoline, Sweet Crude Oil and Gold make up the top five holdings. DBA, the ETF for agricultural commodities, holds in its basket Soybeans, Cocoa, Coffee, Wheat, Live Cattle, Sugar, Corn, Hogs, Cattle Feeder and Cotton. The DBC weekly chart sits above the dotted line or the 50-week moving average. That puts it in a weekly recovery phase. The DBA weekly chart sits below the dotted 50-WMA. That puts it in a weekly bearish phase. In DBC, support at the 15.09 or the 50-WMA should hold if this is ready to move higher. Should oil (the ETF USO remains below its 50-WMA) rally, then DBC will fly.
In DBA, the story looks much weaker for now. Having made a new all-time low just 6 weeks ago, this must prove it can keep from selling off any further. Plus, it must begin to show signs of strength. If DBA can clear and hold above 19.20-25, that’s a start. However, the real fun will not begin until it can clear the 50-WMA now at 19.83. When commodities run hot, they sizzle. For that reason alone, patiently waiting for price and phase confirmation will keep you from running into these trades too fast. As far as equities and the other side of the hedge goes, some troubling signs emerged during the slow bank holiday session. Please see below.
