Gold •153 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 952.40 | -7.80 | -0.81% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.06 | +0.12 | +0.17% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.965 | +0.002 | +0.12% | |
Ethanol •153 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •153 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 153 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 153 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 73.81 | +0.19 | +0.26% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.037 | -0.005 | -0.16% | ||
Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.218 | +0.000 | +0.01% |
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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