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COMMODITY

CHARTBOOK
August 3, 2011
1555 NorthPark Drive #102
Weston, Florida 33326
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8/2/2011

Palladium
Jul-11

Jul-11

Silver

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

CRB Spot Metal Index

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Feb-11

Feb-10

Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

120%

Palladium

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

-20%

-40%

CRB Spot Metal Index


Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

CRB Spot Metal Index


Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

0%

Jan-11

30%

Dec-10

-20%
Jan-10

50%

Dec-10

Gold

Nov-10

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

60%

Oct-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

May-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

Mar-10

Feb-10

Gold

Jan-10

Jan-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

Feb-10

Jan-10

Precious Metals
200%

Silver

40%
150%

100%

20%

10%
50%

-10%
0%

-50%

8/2/2011

Zinc
CRB Spot Metal Index

Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Aluminum
CRB Spot Metal Index
Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Aug-11

Jul-11

-20%
Jun-11

-20%
May-11

-10%

Apr-11

-10%

Mar-11

0%

Feb-11

Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Jan-11

30%

Dec-10

Zinc

Nov-10

Lead

Oct-10

40%

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

Copper

Sep-10

40%

Jul-10

CRB Spot Metal Index

Aug-10

50%

50%

Jun-10

60%
Apr-10

-20%
May-10

-10%

Apr-10

-20%

May-10

-10%

0%

Feb-10

10%

Mar-10

20%

Feb-10

30%

Mar-10

40%

Jan-10

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

Feb-10

Jan-10

50%

Jan-10

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Copper

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

Feb-10

Jan-10

Metals
50%

Lead

40%

30%

20%

10%
0%

-30%

-40%

-50%

CRB Spot Metal Index


Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Aluminum

30%

20%
20%

10%
10%

0%

8/2/2011

Coal
Feb-11

DJ UBS Energy Index

Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Natural Gas

Jul-11

-50%

Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

DJ UBS Energy Index

Aug-11

-40%
Jun-11

-40%

Apr-11

-20%

May-11

0%

Feb-11

Gasoline

Mar-11

Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Jan-11

40%

Dec-10

10%

Nov-10

Coal

Oct-10

60%
Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

WTI Crude

Sep-10

DJ UBS Energy Index

Aug-10

20%

Jul-10

80%

Jun-10

-30%
Apr-10

-20%

May-10

-10%

Apr-10

0%

May-10

10%

Feb-10

40%

Mar-10

50%

20%

Feb-10

30%

Mar-10

40%

Jan-10

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

Feb-10

Jan-10

50%

Jan-10

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

WTI Crude

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

Feb-10

Jan-10

Energy
80%

Gasoline

70%

60%

30%

20%

10%

-10%

0%

-20%

-30%

Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

DJ UBS Energy Index

Natural Gas

0%

20%
-10%

-20%

-30%

8/2/2011

Soybeans
CRB Food Index

Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Sugar #11 (ICE)

Feb-11

CRB Food Index


Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

-20%
Mar-11

-10%

Jan-11

Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Dec-10

10%

Nov-10

Wheat

Oct-10

20%
Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

Corn

Sep-10

30%

Aug-10

Soybeans

Jul-10

50%

Jun-10

60%

May-10

-10%
Apr-10

0%

Apr-10

10%

Mar-10

20%

Feb-10

30%

Mar-10

40%

Feb-10

50%

Jan-10

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

60%

Jan-10

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-11

CRB Food Index

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

Feb-10

Jan-10

May-10

Corn

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

Feb-10

Jan-10

Grains
70%

Wheat

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

-10%

0%

-20%

-30%

CRB Food Index


Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

60%

Sugar #11 (ICE)

40%
40%

20%

0%

0%
-20%

-40%

-60%

8/2/2011

Cotton
CRB Commodity Index

Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg


Lumber
Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

CRB Commodity Index

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

-50%
Apr-11

0%

Feb-11

50%

Mar-11

Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Jan-11

100%

Dec-10

Cotton

Nov-10

Cattle

Oct-10

150%
Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Hogs

Sep-10

200%

Aug-10

CRB Food Index

Jul-10

-10%
Jun-10

10%

Jun-10

20%

May-10

30%

Apr-10

40%

May-10

40%

Apr-10

50%

Mar-10

50%

Feb-10

60%

Mar-10

60%

Feb-10

30%

Jan-10

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

Feb-10

Jan-10

70%

Jan-10

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Hogs

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

Feb-10

Jan-10

Agriculture
Cattle

20%

10%

0%
0%

-10%

CRB Food Index


Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

Lumber

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

-10%

-20%

8/2/2011

Jan-10

Heating Oil
Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

DJ UBS Energy Index


Uranium
Source: Horowitz & Company/Bloomberg

DJ UBS Energy Index

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

-30%

Apr-11

-20%

-30%

Feb-11

-20%

Mar-11

-10%

Jan-11

0%

-10%

Dec-10

10%

Nov-10

0%

Oct-10

Heating Oil

Sep-10

20%

10%

Aug-10

30%

20%

Jul-10

40%

30%

Jun-10

50%

40%

May-10

60%

50%

Apr-10

60%

Mar-10

70%

Feb-10

70%

Jan-10

Aug-11

Jul-11

Jun-11

May-11

Apr-11

Mar-11

Feb-11

Jan-11

Dec-10

Nov-10

Oct-10

Sep-10

Aug-10

Jul-10

Jun-10

May-10

Apr-10

Mar-10

Feb-10

Energy
Uranium

Commodity Futures Returns


Commodity
Copper
Gasoline
Sugar #11 (ICE)
Silver
Cotton
WTI Crude
Corn
Wheat
Natural Gas
Soybeans
Gold
Coal
Lumber
Uranium

Indices
CRB Spot Metal Index
CRB Food Index
CRB Commodity Index
DJ UBS Energy Index

YTD

1 Month

3 Month

6 Month

1-Year

-1.30%
24.26%
-11.39%
30.05%
-27.21%
3.12%
5.02%
-15.17%
-5.61%
-3.07%
15.32%
-4.29%
-24.34%
-16.51%

2.10%
2.55%
4.44%
19.31%
-34.70%
-0.75%
3.81%
15.27%
-3.55%
2.17%
10.13%
-0.80%
-6.35%
0.39%

4.77%
-8.95%
30.13%
-12.76%
-40.08%
-16.99%
5.89%
-11.32%
-11.40%
-2.82%
6.03%
-3.50%
-5.38%
-6.15%

-3.35%
22.01%
-19.40%
42.10%
-40.19%
3.71%
6.98%
-21.93%
-6.12%
-6.44%
22.70%
1.70%
-25.25%
-27.99%

29.45%
40.58%
46.70%
118.25%
25.70%
15.85%
3.84%
-2.81%
-11.55%
28.27%
38.52%
12.44%
6.48%
14.59%

YTD

1 Month

3 Month

6 Month

1-Year

7.19%
14.07%
6.91%
-3.29%

3.49%
4.69%
1.51%
-0.85%

0.10%
-0.37%
-2.34%
-14.26%

0.62%
3.11%
-0.04%
-3.91%

38.86%
33.32%
26.85%
-3.99%

Data as of: 8/2/2011

1555 NorthPark Drive #102


Weston, Florida 33325
p 954-349-0800 f 954-349-1414

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