Commodity Prices

Gold •767 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	1,748.40	-11.20	-0.64%
WTI Crude •11 mins	80.63	+2.45	+3.13%
Gasoline •11 mins	3.099	+0.114	+3.81%
Ethanol •767 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •767 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 767 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 767 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	86.01	+2.46	+2.94%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	2.802	+0.140	+5.26%
Heating Oil • 11 mins	4.124	+0.222	+5.69%

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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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