Commodity Prices

Gold •367 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	1,407.10	+25.00	+1.81%
WTI Crude •1 day	66.50	-0.50	-0.75%
Gasoline •1 day	2.117	-0.002	-0.07%
Ethanol •367 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •367 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 367 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 367 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 1 day	68.30	-0.50	-0.73%
Natural Gas • 1 day	3.387	-0.022	-0.65%
Heating Oil • 1 day	2.409	+0.039	+1.65%

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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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