Gold •126 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 994.60 | -12.10 | -1.20% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 72.13 | +0.14 | +0.19% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.045 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Ethanol •126 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •126 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 126 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 126 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 75.42 | -0.11 | -0.15% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.767 | +0.097 | +3.63% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.289 | -0.015 | -0.66% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Ned W. Schmidt,CFA,CEBS is publisher of THE VALUE VIEW GOLD REPORT and author of "$1,265 GOLD", published in 2003. A weekly message, TRADING THOUGHTS, is also available to electronic subscribers.
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