"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •759 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,658.70 | -1.50 | -0.09% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 84.67 | +1.08 | +1.29% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 3.114 | -0.017 | -0.55% |
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Ethanol •759 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •759 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 759 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 759 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 87.93 | +1.05 | +1.21% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.747 | -0.011 | -0.40% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 4.122 | -0.088 | -2.09% |
Markets / Other
US Stock Market Returns - What Is in Store?
Surging stock markets since the lows of March 2009 have caught most investors by surprise, especially as new pieces of the economics puzzle are not always rosy and do not…
Sultans of Swap: ACT III - The Getaway!
There are 7 stages to executing a successful sting operation. Whether this is the modus operandi behind the Sultans of Swap operating in the $605 Trillion OTC Derivatives market or…
2010 Outlook: When Hope Turns to Fear: Part V
As we near the APEX of the countertrend rallies in many markets and economies, the air is full of HIGHLY-COMBUSTIBLE situations just waiting for someone to light the MATCH. The…
The Dow Marches On
We continue to hear all sorts of optimistic comments about the recovery in the US, and the media tends to gloss over any less than optimistic statistics. There is always…
A Put on the US Government: Standing at the Cliff's Edge
Here we are again, with the 30 year US Treasury market testing support zones, and standing at the cliff's edge. The long bond has rolled over sharply in the past…
Futile Attempts To Reflate The Housing Bubble and The Deadly Cost
A number of factors came together to create the housing price bubble that was experienced in the United States during the early to mid 2000s. Perhaps the central element was…
Markets Give it All Back Posting a Bearish Candlestick
The stock market failed to hang onto hefty gains today after a multi-week rally. Has the leg up exhausted itself? Today proved to be a one day bearish candlestick pattern…
The Competitive Currency Devaluation Era Gains Momentum
A single nation can easily devalue its currency but in the Euro zone a single nation does not have this power. The large members can, however, pretend like they are…
FXI: Didn't Get The Message
Aside from being on the wrong side of the market with my current S&P500 index short trade, there are several other things that have me puzzled about the market's ascent.…
Making Terrorism Your Friend
World War II, in effect, legitimized the concept of mass murder of civilians. As late as World War I, the concept of incinerating whole cities would have been totally beyond…
