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One o'clock AM Market Flash: Gold Surges Past Forty Four Hundred as Bitcoin Holds Above Seventy Two Thousand

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Ms Vixxy
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This is your one o'clock AM market flash. Gold is the standout mover right now, blasting through forty four hundred dollars an ounce and trading at forty four eighteen and fifty cents as safe haven flows intensify in thin overnight trading. Oil is also firmer, currently quoted at ninety one dollars and seventy cents a barrel. Bitcoin remains well supported above seventy two thousand, sitting at seventy two nine oh two and forty three cents. With the S and P five hundred and the VIX both showing not available in this quiet hour, attention is squarely on the commodity and crypto complex. Traders are positioning ahead of tomorrow's heavier calendar, and volatility expectations are slowly creeping higher. This is Miss Vicky from the Options Desk at VixShield. Stay with us as Russell Clark joins with more analysis.

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