During the month of September, Crypto (+7.60%) and Energy (+5.20%) were the top performers. The bottom performers were Metals (-6.89%) and Softs (-3.71%). Strength in Crypto was driven by Ethereum (+8.85%) and Bitcoin (+6.35%). Energy was lifted by Heating Oil (+6.29%) and RBOB Gasoline (+5.96%). Notable weakness was seen in Metals (-6.89%), dragged down by Palladium (-12.04%) and Silver (-9.59%). Softs (-3.71%) also fell, led lower by Cocoa (-20.74%) and Cotton (-15.70%), while Orange Juice (+27.21%) finished sharply higher. Meanwhile, Interest Rates (-3.66%) posted a notable decline in September, led by the 30-Year T-Bond (-5.49%) and the 10-Year T-Note (-3.21%).
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Sector & Index Performance Consists of the following:
Grains: Corn, Soybean Meal, Oats, Soybeans, Soybean Oil, Wheat, Rough Rice. Livestock: Live Cattle, Feeder Cattle, Lean Hogs. Softs: Cocoa, Orange Juice, Sugar No. 11, Random Length Lumber, Coffee, Cotton No. 2. Currencies: Euro Currency, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc, US Dollar, Brazilian Real, Mexican Peso, Australian dollar. Indices: S&P 500, Mini Dow, Mini Nasdaq. Interest Rates: 30-year t-bond, 10-year t-note, 5-year t-note, Eurodollars. Metals: Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum, Palladium. Energy: Crude Oil, Reformulated Gas, Natural Gas, Heating Oil, Denatured Fuel Ethanol. Crypto: Bitcoin and Ethereum. S&P 500 Index – All data collected from investing.com. S&P GSCI Index – data collected from us.spindices.com/indices/commodities/sp-gsci.