Gold •168 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 927.30 | -7.30 | -0.78% | |
WTI Crude •2 hours | 70.19 | -0.39 | -0.55% | |
Gasoline •1 hour | 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 | 73.09 | -0.30 | -0.41% | ||
Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.425 | +0.051 | +1.51% | ||
Heating Oil • 23 mins | 2.246 | -0.009 | -0.39% |
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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