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How can I Track Spot Commodity Prices and Commodity ETFs?

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StockCharts.com carries an array of symbols for spot commodity prices. Users simply need to search for “spot price” in the symbol catalog. Here you will find some 16 spot commodity prices that are updated at end-of-day (EOD). These charts are good for comparing to ETFs that track the underlying commodity.

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Chartists can also find commodity related ETFs by searching for the fund family or for something specific in the name. A search for “iPath Dow” will return 19 commodity related ETFs from the iPath family. Users can also search for “ETFS” to find commodity ETFs from the ETFS Securities family. A search for “United States” will return an array of energy ETFs from United Commodity Funds.

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Arthur Hill
About the author: , CMT, is a Senior Technical Analyst at StockCharts.com. He has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities magazine. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed technician. In addition to his CMT designation, Arthur holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London. Learn More
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