Gold •153 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 946.80 | -13.40 | -1.40% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.19 | +0.25 | +0.36% | |
Gasoline •11 mins | 1.968 | +0.005 | +0.27% | |
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 | 73.93 | +0.31 | +0.42% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.035 | -0.007 | -0.23% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.220 | +0.002 | +0.10% |
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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