The Commodities Widget
I know it’s been a while, but the sequel to the broken Oil Price Widget is now here. The new widget not only shows the oil price, it shows a set of other futures, currencies and indices as well. I named it the Commodities Widget, even though some of the things it shows are not strictly commodities.
The new data source is INO.com. They are probably the web’s best free source for futures contracts. Clicking on any chart in the widget will bring you to the corresponding INO.com page with more details and longer-term charts.
Download: Commodities Widget.
Instructions: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or higher is required. If you’re using Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, Show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget’s icon in the Widget Bar to open it. If you’re using a browser other than Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, unarchive it and place it in /Library/Widgets/ in your home folder. Show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widget’s icon in the Widget Bar to open it.
February 18th, 2010 at 09:41
When I choose Soybeans it seems to be showing Soybean meal.
Otherwise, very nice. Thanks, Dan
November 1st, 2010 at 21:37
Would be cool to be able to switch time frames instead of having only the intraday hourly(?) chart. Otherwise awesome widget, thank you.
November 29th, 2010 at 08:37
How about adding Propane (LP) to the commodities tracking? Thanks!
November 29th, 2010 at 08:40
Also how about adding a little explanation about what the graphs mean and flexibility to adjust the range and other characteristics?
December 13th, 2010 at 14:15
Would be great to see the price in £’s etc. Otherwise a really useful widget.
Thanks
Nick
February 7th, 2011 at 22:06
Not working!!!!!!!!!!
February 12th, 2011 at 21:59
Hi,
I think this is really nice widget, with a big potential, but unfortunately, INCOMPLETE ! Maybe I am wrong, but it is impossible to show the data on a time span longer than one day. On the linked website, you can, but not on the widget. I am really looking forward for that option to be incorporated into the widget.
This improvement would add a lot of value to the widget.
March 9th, 2011 at 09:24
A very useful widget that could be much more useful if one could see not only the daily frame, but also weekly and monthly. Also, since OS X.6.6, the x axis labeling is now awry and unreadable, so some tweaking is necesssary to bring this widget up to date. Thanks!
August 11th, 2011 at 12:32
Image overlay at the bottom!
September 21st, 2011 at 06:48
We are still waiting for this excellent widget to feature additional time frames other than 1 day–ex 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years. I hope the developer will soon be able to implement this. Thanks.
October 10th, 2011 at 20:26
Soybean graph not working. It does g to the website when i click on it.
October 20th, 2011 at 21:23
I can’t seem to get the soybean chart to come online anymore.
January 23rd, 2012 at 23:50
I like that the data is in one place and easy to read. What I don’t like is that there’s no option for historical figures. Also, the print on the bottom is superimposed onto the bottom graph print making everything on the bottom unreadable. Doesn’t anyone test their programs anymore??
January 23rd, 2012 at 23:53
Oh yeah, it could be a bit larger. And you might consider adding water to the list of commodities seeing as how it’s becoming the focus of foreign policy in some areas.