Commodity Prices

Gold •747 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	1,639.00	+35.00	+2.18%
WTI Crude •11 mins	82.21	-0.27	-0.33%
Gasoline •11 mins	3.379	-0.010	-0.29%
Ethanol •747 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •747 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 747 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 747 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	88.77	-0.45	-0.50%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	2.879	+0.019	+0.66%
Heating Oil • 11 mins	4.128	+0.009	+0.22%

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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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