"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •511 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,632.50 | +46.30 | +2.92% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 58.37 | -0.28 | -0.48% |
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Gasoline •6 hours | 1.888 | -0.001 | -0.05% |
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Ethanol •511 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •511 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 511 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 511 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 12 mins | 62.82 | -0.31 | -0.49% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.630 | +0.072 | +1.58% | |
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Heating Oil • 6 hours | 2.326 | -0.028 | -1.20% |
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Here Comes the 2-Month Cycle
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Silver -- Draw the Line
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