Commodity Prices

Gold •10 mins	1,751.40	-5.30	-0.30%
Platinum •10 mins	930.60	+7.30	+0.79%
WTI Crude •1 day	71.97	-0.64	-0.88%
Gasoline •1 day	2.171	-0.010	-0.45%
Ethanol •1 day	2.207	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •10 mins	22.34	-0.46	-2.00%

Silver • 10 mins	22.34	-0.46	-2.00%
Copper • 10 mins	4.246	-0.036	-0.83%
Brent Crude • 1 day	75.34	-0.33	-0.44%
Natural Gas • 1 day	5.105	-0.230	-4.31%
Heating Oil • 1 day	2.209	-0.002	-0.09%

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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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