Gold •124 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 1,003.20 | +12.70 | +1.28% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 71.83 | +0.36 | +0.50% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.040 | +0.021 | +1.02% | |
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 | 75.47 | +0.39 | +0.52% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.764 | -0.017 | -0.61% | ||
Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.303 | +0.019 | +0.82% |
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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