Gold •235 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 993.90 | +6.20 | +0.63% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.35 | -0.05 | -0.07% | |
Gasoline •1 hour | 2.026 | -0.001 | -0.05% | |
Ethanol •235 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •235 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 235 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 235 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 11 mins | 74.45 | +0.02 | +0.03% | ||
Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.034 | -0.200 | -4.72% | ||
Heating Oil • 37 mins | 2.429 | -0.004 | -0.15% |
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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