Gold •124 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 1,007.40 | +16.90 | +1.71% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 72.07 | +0.60 | +0.84% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.047 | +0.028 | +1.38% | |
Ethanol •124 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •124 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 124 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 124 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 75.64 | +0.56 | +0.75% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.737 | -0.044 | -1.58% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.304 | +0.020 | +0.88% |
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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