Predict the 12/31/2013 prices. The winners for 2013 are listed on page 9.

Predict where the markets will be one year from now!

To be eligible for the Grand Prize at the end of the year, you must make a prediction in each of the categories below. You can choose to not make a prediction in some of the categories and still be eligible to win individual category medals. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals will be awarded for each category plus an overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners for Best Overall predictions.

Winners in individual categories will decided by having a prediction with the smallest deviation from the actual 2013 year end prices. The overall winner will be determined by having the smallest average deviation from actual prices for all the categories below.

All predictions must be posted by January 10, 2013 and no edits to predictions after that date are allowed.

For 2012, the overall winners were:

Overall Best Average Predictions:
Gold Medal: PlanoPrivateer: 9.16% average deviation
Silver Medal: C: 9.20% average deviation
Bronze Medal: lynxcat: 10.02% average deviation

All of the 2012 prediction results are here: LINK

12/31/12 (Beginning prices for 2013)

Dow Jones Industrials: 13,104.14
S&P 500: 1,426.19
Nasdaq: 3,019.51
EUR/USD: 1.3197
10 year bond: 1.761%
30 year bond: 2.953%
Gold: $1,675.80/oz.
Silver: $30.227/oz.
Oil: $91.82/barrel
Natural gas: $3.351
Wholesale gasoline: $2.7617/gallon

I'll start. My predictions are:

Dow Jones Industrials: 12,975.00
S&P 500: 1,400.00
Nasdaq: 2,950.00
EUR/USD: 1.2900
10 year bond: 1.961%
30 year bond: 3.253%
Gold: $1,650.80/oz.
Silver: $30.90/oz.
Crude Oil (NYME): $93.50/barrel
Natural gas: $3.65
Wholesale gasoline: $2.95/gallon


Let's do this!!!