March 2016

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Have a look at this, from Seeking Alpha.

A Historic Bear Market In Metals & Mining Stocks

While the S&P 500 Index, as measured by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY), rose nearly 66% over the last five years, mining and metals companies, as shown by the SPDR S&P Metals & Mining Index ETF (NYSEARCA:XME), declined over 72%. This has been, without a doubt, one of the worst bear markets for commodity stocks.