Gold •154 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 950.00 | -3.30 | -0.35% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.63 | +0.09 | +0.13% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.935 | -0.005 | -0.23% | |
Ethanol •154 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •154 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 154 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 154 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 72.36 | +0.05 | +0.07% | ||
Natural Gas • 12 mins | 3.071 | +0.028 | +0.92% | ||
Heating Oil • 13 mins | 2.164 | -0.003 | -0.16% |
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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