Gold •144 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 960.60 | -14.50 | -1.49% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 71.07 | -0.17 | -0.24% | |
Gasoline •12 mins | 2.053 | -0.009 | -0.42% | |
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 | 75.07 | -0.10 | -0.13% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.335 | +0.206 | +6.58% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.282 | +0.007 | +0.29% |
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Guy M. Lerner is the editor and founder of The Technical Take blog.
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