Gold •168 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 932.10 | -2.50 | -0.27% | |
WTI Crude •26 mins | 70.57 | -0.01 | -0.01% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.940 | -0.003 | -0.16% | |
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 | 73.27 | -0.12 | -0.16% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.442 | +0.068 | +2.02% | ||
Heating Oil • 15 mins | 2.251 | -0.004 | -0.16% |
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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