Gold •66 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 918.70 | -11.60 | -1.25% | |
WTI Crude •1 day | 67.67 | -1.48 | -2.14% | |
Gasoline •1 day | 1.896 | -0.030 | -1.55% | |
Ethanol •66 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •66 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 66 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 66 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 1 day | 71.06 | -1.63 | -2.24% | ||
Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.275 | +0.021 | +0.93% | ||
Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.115 | -0.054 | -2.49% |
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Charles (Chuck) C. Carnevale is the creator of F.A.S.T. Graphs™. Chuck is also co-founder of an investment management firm. He has been working in the securities industry since 1970: he has been a partner with a private NYSE member firm, the President of a NASD firm, Vice President and Regional Marketing Director for a major AMEX listed company, and an Associate Vice President and Investment Consulting Services Coordinator for a major NYSE member firm.
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