Gold •125 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 1,006.10 | +15.60 | +1.57% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 72.13 | +0.66 | +0.92% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.047 | +0.028 | +1.38% | |
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 | 75.66 | +0.58 | +0.77% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.682 | -0.099 | -3.56% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.307 | +0.023 | +1.02% |
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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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