Detecting imprints of deterministic patterns in the financial dynamics and identifying their origin is a great intellectual as well as a practical challenge. In this context the suggestion that financial dynamics may be governed by phenomena analogous to criticality in the statistical physics sense and, especially, the related subtle concept of log-periodicity proves promising but at the same time it still appears somewhat controversial. Based on our related "finance-prediction-oriented" methodology [1] which involves such elements as log-periodic self-similarity [2], the universal preferred scaling factor, and allows a phenomenon of the "super-bubble" [3] we analyze the leading world stock markets (represented by the S&P500, Nasdaq, DAX, WIG and some Asian markets) and the commodity - especially oil [4] and precious metal - markets development over the past several years. This analysis involves both the bull as well as the bear markets phases.  We emphasize the subtleties of the related methodology and summarize our predictions as documented on the public fora [5] and/or placed at [6]. Some publicly documented examples of our previous successful predictions include the oil trend reversal in early July 2008 and its further development until 2012 as well as some local trend reversals in the gold market (December 2009, May 2010 and November 2011). In the present contribution we elaborate on the related description and on the current world market status. We also present some further forecasting scenarios for the world stock market, for the oil and for the precious metals markets.

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