Commodity Prices

Gold •782 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	1,862.60	-26.60	-1.41%
WTI Crude •11 mins	85.03	+0.02	+0.02%
Gasoline •1 hour	3.299	+0.028	+0.87%
Ethanol •782 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •782 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 782 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 782 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	92.10	-0.07	-0.08%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	2.739	-0.043	-1.55%
Heating Oil • 11 mins	4.272	+0.004	+0.10%

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August Heat

By Ed Carlson - Aug 02, 2016, 3:42 PM CDT

August is known for its heat and, for market participants, this August is expected to be extra-hot. Last Thursday marked the 11th straight day that SPX closed inside a 1% trading range, the first time this has ever happened. Regression to the mean tells us that a big surge in volatility is coming. Seasonality tells us that the month should end higher than it begins (which matches our Lindsay view of a Three Peaks and Domed House pattern).

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