There is zero stability, with any commodity prices, when they are being price manipulated on the futures market, until the distortion causes a big sudden up or down move. Oil? We saw up to $145 causing down to $28. Dollar? Wesaw 120 go down to 72 with $145 oil.
With Gold in an uptrend, many things are cheaper if bought with Gold.
Lumber 100 in 1975 plus 800% equal 800 lumber today re chart:
https://www.mrci.com/pdf/lb.pdf
Gold $150 in 1975 plus 1200% equal $1950 today re chart:
https://www.mrci.com/pdf/gc.pdf
Lumber 330 in 2015 plus 137% equals 800 today re chart:
Five years, lumber 332 in 2015, plus 140% equal 800 today re chart:
https://finviz.com/futures_charts.ashx?t=LB&p=w1