Gold •124 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 1,007.70 | +17.20 | +1.74% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 72.42 | +0.95 | +1.33% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.053 | +0.034 | +1.68% | |
Ethanol •124 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •124 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 124 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 124 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 75.99 | +0.91 | +1.21% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.749 | -0.032 | -1.15% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.314 | +0.030 | +1.32% |
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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