Gold •163 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 925.20 | -15.50 | -1.65% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 71.26 | +1.24 | +1.77% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.006 | +0.018 | +0.89% | |
Ethanol •163 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •163 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 163 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 163 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.47 | +1.06 | +1.44% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.296 | -0.159 | -4.60% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.272 | +0.035 | +1.57% |
Contributor since: 04 Apr 2011
Erik is an active trader, who has always taken a broad perspective when approaching the markets.
As I sit here writing - post a fitting fireworks spectacular, I have more questions than answers with regards to the markets recent display of…
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In continuation of last Tuesday's note - Long Term Scale, I offer a few thoughts on the short to intermediate time frames. I have found…
As I mentioned in my previous notes, I interpret the markets through a variety of sliding scales within my research. I thought I might construct…
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As David Tepper pontificates why he didn't clear the deck of all his financial holdings - consider this contrarian thought. Is buying the banks here…
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As federal and state prosecutors turn our attention back towards the dark underbelly of insider trading that has always been and will always be a…
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This chart caught my attention. Great relative strength for the broader market in the face of deteriorating financial support. Historic lows on Goldman's daily relative…
There's nothing slim about Carlos. Literally. Say what you like about Carlos Slim and his preference for capitalist hegemony rather than philanthropy - the man…