Gold •154 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 955.90 | +2.60 | +0.27% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.87 | +0.33 | +0.48% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.938 | -0.001 | -0.04% | |
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 | 72.62 | +0.31 | +0.43% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.100 | +0.057 | +1.87% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.164 | -0.004 | -0.18% |
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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