Commodity Prices

Gold •297 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	972.90	-7.40	-0.75%
WTI Crude •1 day	63.02	+0.23	+0.37%
Gasoline •1 day	2.119	+0.013	+0.63%
Ethanol •297 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •297 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 297 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 297 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 1 day	66.87	+0.32	+0.48%
Natural Gas • 1 day	2.937	+0.007	+0.24%
Heating Oil • 1 day	2.167	+0.024	+1.10%

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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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