At times I prefer commodities over stocks. There are times where commodities should be shorted. It just depends on the supply and demand situation, where the world is, that cycle that is going on, on that particular point in time.
Related trading instruments: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (EEM), Nymex Crude Oil Futures, SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD)
