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Gold •15 mins	1,621.00	+29.60	+1.86%
Platinum •15 mins	731.80	+14.00	+1.95%
WTI Crude •11 mins	22.41	+2.10	+10.34%
Gasoline •11 mins	0.617	+0.071	+12.94%
Ethanol •7 hours	0.855	+0.019	+2.27%
Silver •15 mins	14.63	+0.65	+4.62%

Silver • 15 mins	14.63	+0.65	+4.62%
Copper • 15 mins	2.211	+0.037	+1.68%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	27.15	+2.41	+9.74%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	1.595	+0.008	+0.50%
Heating Oil • 11 mins	0.978	+0.046	+4.90%

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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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