Gold •168 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 930.00 | -4.60 | -0.49% | |
WTI Crude •21 mins | 70.56 | -0.02 | -0.03% | |
Gasoline •13 mins | 1.944 | +0.001 | +0.05% | |
Ethanol •168 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •168 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 168 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 168 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 11 mins | 73.36 | -0.03 | -0.04% | ||
Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.440 | +0.066 | +1.96% | ||
Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.252 | -0.003 | -0.15% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Mr. Hamilton, a private investor and contrarian analyst, publishes Zeal Intelligence, an in-depth monthly strategic and tactical analysis of markets, geopolitics, economics, finance, and investing delivered from an explicitly pro-free market and laissez faire perspective.
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