Gold is still very much in vogue. Even though we had a pullback on what looked to be profit-taking, there was still some buying underneath the market. I think on any type of weakness, you`re going to see some managed-money interest.
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If they couldn`t make good on some coffee contracts, prices might go up.
We had a little flight-to-quality interest because of Iran. If we didn`t have the Iran news underpinning the market, the stronger dollar would probably have had more of an impact on the metals trade.
It`s all off of oil and we saw that spot metal was weak this morning so it looks like futures are trying to catch up.
Brazil is coming in with a huge crop, but coffee is a cyclical situation. It`s usually a good year, then a bad year.
The way they played at guard, as fast as they were off the dribble and when they shoot like that, they are going to be a tough out for anybody.
Everybody anticipated window dressing for tonight`s close. And you got it.
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