Commodity Prices

Gold •635 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	1,893.10	+6.00	+0.32%
WTI Crude •11 mins	104.65	+5.01	+5.03%
Gasoline •1 hour	3.356	+0.106	+3.26%
Ethanol •635 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •635 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 635 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 635 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 13 mins	114.26	+1.69	+1.50%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	2.885	-0.140	-4.63%
Heating Oil • 13 mins	4.409	-0.087	-1.93%

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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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