Gold •101 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 994.40 | +18.20 | +1.86% | |
WTI Crude •1 day | 75.56 | -0.29 | -0.38% | |
Gasoline •1 day | 2.152 | +0.001 | +0.03% | |
Ethanol •101 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •101 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 101 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 101 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 24 hours | 79.04 | -0.36 | -0.45% | ||
Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.632 | -0.043 | -1.61% | ||
Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.344 | -0.007 | -0.30% |
Contributor since: 04 May 2012
Ed Carlson, author of George Lindsay and the Art of Technical Analysis, and his new book, George Lindsay's An Aid to Timing is an independent trader, consultant, and Chartered Market Technician (CMT) based in Seattle. Carlson manages the website Seattle Technical Advisors.com, where he publishes daily and weekly commentary. He spent twenty years as a stockbroker and holds an M.B.A. from Wichita State University.
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