"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •243 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 971.90 | +34.00 | +3.63% |
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WTI Crude •1 hour | 68.37 | -1.39 | -1.99% |
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Gasoline •1 hour | 2.188 | -0.035 | -1.55% |
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Ethanol •243 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •243 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 243 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 243 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 19 mins | 71.56 | -1.25 | -1.72% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 hour | 4.122 | +0.288 | +7.51% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 hour | 2.260 | -0.055 | -2.36% |
Markets / Other
Dollar/Yen = Dollar/Gold
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Use of Secular Trend Concept for Asset Allocation in 401K, Part 3
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