Gold •98 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 964.80 | +7.50 | +0.78% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 74.02 | +0.78 | +1.06% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.089 | +0.023 | +1.11% | |
Ethanol •98 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •98 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 98 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 98 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 77.34 | +0.76 | +0.99% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.642 | -0.018 | -0.68% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.294 | +0.017 | +0.74% |
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Michael "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.
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