Quote from Jayford:
Trad3r,
Commodities are not correlated to the overall market at all. This is exactly why money managers put them in a portfolio - for diversification.
Strong commodities will help the commodity stocks, but says nothing about underlying strength broadly. Most commodities are sky high due to the ridiculous global liquidity situation, and the dollar, not because of supply and demand. Sure, global strength drives them to a certain extent, but not even close to what has actually happened in these markets. Pretty much every market pro will tell you this. Journalists, on the other hand, may say anything!
Try doing an overlay of the US Dollar Index and just about any of the major commodities. Speaks volumes.
Cheers.