Gold •125 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 1,007.20 | +16.70 | +1.69% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 72.13 | +0.66 | +0.92% | |
Gasoline •12 mins | 2.046 | +0.027 | +1.31% | |
Ethanol •125 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •125 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 125 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 125 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 75.64 | +0.56 | +0.75% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.672 | -0.109 | -3.92% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.303 | +0.019 | +0.83% |
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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