Commodity Prices

Gold •536 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	2,099.60	+81.00	+4.01%
WTI Crude •11 mins	57.09	+0.57	+1.01%
Gasoline •14 mins	1.725	+0.017	+0.97%
Ethanol •536 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •536 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 536 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 536 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	61.06	+0.59	+0.98%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	4.086	+0.102	+2.56%
Heating Oil • 11 mins	2.139	+0.017	+0.82%

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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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