Commodity Prices

Gold •372 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	1,409.20	-3.30	-0.23%
WTI Crude •10 mins	66.95	+0.38	+0.57%
Gasoline •11 mins	2.155	+0.002	+0.10%
Ethanol •372 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •372 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 372 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 372 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 10 mins	68.94	+0.30	+0.44%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	3.358	+0.021	+0.63%
Heating Oil • 10 mins	2.386	+0.003	+0.10%

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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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