{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Mickey Fulp's Monthly Major Market Review - April 2018","description":"Mickey observed that volatility appears to be calming down. &amp;nbsp;Major US stock markets were largely flat with the DJIA up .2%. Emerging markets were down 1%. TSX up 1.6% and TSX-V -1%. Bitcoin the always volatile digital currency was up 31% for the month. Gold was down .8% and Silver was off .3% for the month. Pt down 3% and Pd was up 1.2%. Copper up 1.8%. Energy was up again this month, with WTI and Brent both up 7%. Natgas was up 4.5%. Uranium was flat. Currencies saw the Greenback up 1.9% and the Euro lost 1.2%. Rate on the 10 year T Bond spiked to 2.95%, although it had passed 3% during the month. Gold to Silver holding right around 81. The gold to platinum ratio hit an all time low at .69. Is platinum a screaming buy or will it keep sinking? &amp;nbsp;Tilll next month! ","author_name":"Kerry Lutz's--Financial Survival Network","author_url":"https:\/\/FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6543806\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/6543806"}