Gold •168 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 923.70 | -10.90 | -1.17% | |
WTI Crude •11 mins | 70.50 | -0.08 | -0.11% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.927 | -0.016 | -0.80% | |
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 | 73.15 | -0.24 | -0.33% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.519 | +0.145 | +4.30% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.249 | -0.006 | -0.27% |
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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