Commodity Prices

Gold •421 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	1,362.30	+0.60	+0.04%
WTI Crude •12 mins	64.28	-0.32	-0.50%
Gasoline •1 hour	2.199	+0.050	+2.34%
Ethanol •421 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •421 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 421 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 421 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 55 mins	68.62	+0.57	+0.84%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	2.982	+0.038	+1.29%
Heating Oil • 50 mins	2.310	+0.015	+0.63%

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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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