Gold •144 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 957.00 | -18.10 | -1.86% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.67 | -0.57 | -0.80% | |
Gasoline •14 mins | 2.041 | -0.021 | -0.99% | |
Ethanol •144 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •144 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 144 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 144 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.62 | -0.55 | -0.73% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.319 | +0.190 | +6.07% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.270 | -0.005 | -0.20% |
Contributor since: 26 Aug 2010
J.W. Jones is an independent options trader using multiple forms of analysis to guide his option trading strategies.
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