The commodities dashboard tracks the five most important commodity markets on a single chart. Gold reflects inflation expectations and safe-haven demand. Crude oil drives energy costs and inflation inputs. Copper ("Dr. Copper") is a leading economic indicator. Natural gas captures energy market dynamics. The dollar index (DXY) provides the currency context, since commodities are priced in dollars and tend to move inversely.
These five cover the major commodity themes: precious metals (gold), energy (oil, natural gas), industrial metals (copper), and the currency they are all priced in (DXY). Percent-change mode normalizes their different units for direct comparison.