"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •681 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,991.80 | -99.60 | -4.76% |
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WTI Crude •13 hours | 105.42 | +4.25 | +4.20% |
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Gasoline •13 hours | 3.702 | +0.096 | +2.67% |
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Ethanol •681 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •681 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 681 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 681 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 12 hours | 109.26 | +3.54 | +3.35% | |
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Natural Gas • 13 hours | 2.960 | +0.066 | +2.28% | |
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Heating Oil • 13 hours | 4.053 | +0.148 | +3.78% |
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The Warning from New Lows, and Institutional Selling ...
First, we will look at what is happening to the New Lows on the New York Stock Exchange. Take a quick look at today's chart and you will see a…
Crash Opportunities, Part Two
Preserve what you have, because when the housing market lands with a thud, the bargains will be there. For instance, one quarter of the land in Mississippi went to auction…
The Price Of Tea In China
Even some of the most brilliant guys in the business don't get what's happening to the commodity markets right now. They don't get the fact it's not manipulation and government…
Technically Precious with Merv
After a sharp move on Monday it seemed that gold bugs just threw in the towel and stepped to the sidelines. The rest of the week was basically a lateral…
Global Futures Weekly Recap
Gold finished a volatile week 2.8-percent higher, with the December contract gaining $23.80 to settle at $888.50 an ounce. Gold started the week with a huge 5.1-percent gain on Monday…
Final Push To Kill The Bailout Monstrosity
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank are the biggest cheerleaders for a Republican administration sponsored $700 billion giveaway. Both have caved in to administration whims…
Markets Overview
Overall the markets are mixed which is consistent with the uncertainty around the "bailout" package. We seem to be at a pivotal moment in time, where the decision that's made…
Update 2 Re: 30 Day Fed Funds
Those who participated in the September 2008 30 Day Fed Funds September 98 Call Option realized a gain of $658.94 on Friday, September 26, 2008 when we sold it for…
The Historical Thinking Behind America's Credit Crunch
It's is a rule of the universe that every effect has a cause. And so it is with the current financial crisis. Instead of starting with those economic theories --…
The Nightmare On Wall Street Continues
Last week we were looking for the Maalox. We are now out of it. For years, we, along with many others, warned how the growing mountain of debt, coupled with…
