Gold •168 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 927.60 | -7.00 | -0.75% | |
WTI Crude •2 hours | 70.19 | -0.39 | -0.55% | |
Gasoline •41 mins | 1.935 | -0.008 | -0.39% | |
Ethanol •168 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •168 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 168 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 168 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 73.08 | -0.31 | -0.42% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.429 | +0.055 | +1.63% | ||
Heating Oil • 29 mins | 2.245 | -0.010 | -0.43% |
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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