Gold •169 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 923.20 | -0.30 | -0.03% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 69.15 | -0.23 | -0.33% | |
Gasoline •13 mins | 1.915 | -0.008 | -0.42% | |
Ethanol •169 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •169 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 169 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 169 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 72.64 | -0.24 | -0.33% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.621 | +0.037 | +1.03% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.228 | -0.010 | -0.44% |
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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