Gold •161 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 949.50 | +0.40 | +0.04% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.14 | +1.55 | +2.26% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.983 | +0.026 | +1.35% | |
Ethanol •161 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •161 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 161 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 161 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 73.43 | +1.24 | +1.72% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.373 | +0.210 | +6.64% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.219 | +0.033 | +1.49% |
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Guy M. Lerner is the editor and founder of The Technical Take blog.
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