CHART: Gold was actually least volatile metal during past decade

While natural gas was not surprisingly the worst performer over the last decade, and top honours go to palladium's showing since January 2004, some of the price movements in metals are unexpected when displayed in this way.

In 2013 investors in gold suffered their worst year since 1980 as the price plunged more than 28% and gold was also twice the best performing commodity over the last decade.

Yet year-to-year price swing in gold made it the least volatile of all commodities, although its relationship with silver is pretty stormy.

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