I'd be a bit careful with coal right now, as far as an initial entry point, sector appears overbought and there have been some negative reports by leading analysts. Stocks have really sold off lately. I just sold BTU 2 weeks ago. Will likely revisit it in the future as it's a good company and a good stock, and of course the sector in a bull market. I like the ETF concept a lot. dollar cost averaging in the way to go imho
I think oil has hit a double top and if the USD bounces could see a $10-$20 short term decline, end result will be an excellent entry point for newbies. All my oil positions are long term so no selling for me
The kicker is the effect the rate cuts will have. I think for the next couple months commodity market may react completely opposite of what they normally would in a cutting cycle and sell off, but who knows