Gold •168 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 923.50 | -11.10 | -1.19% | |
WTI Crude •19 mins | 70.40 | -0.18 | -0.26% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.927 | -0.016 | -0.81% | |
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 • 10 mins | 73.20 | -0.19 | -0.26% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.520 | +0.146 | +4.33% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.249 | -0.006 | -0.25% |
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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