Gold •178 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 935.40 | -29.70 | -3.08% | |
WTI Crude •22 hours | 70.60 | +0.98 | +1.41% | |
Gasoline •22 hours | 1.958 | +0.012 | +0.64% | |
Ethanol •178 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •178 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 178 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 178 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 21 hours | 74.17 | +0.91 | +1.24% | ||
Natural Gas • 22 hours | 3.383 | +0.064 | +1.93% | ||
Heating Oil • 22 hours | 2.245 | +0.040 | +1.79% |
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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