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Commodities: Brent gains while gold and silver fall

Brent and WTI rose while gold and silver weakened; summary prices and moves are shown as of Oct 30, 16:02 UTC.

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Where prices stand

Where prices stand The SLV ETF was $44.42 and fell 6.05% from the prior close, the largest move; the GLD ETF was $357.21 and fell 3.08% from the prior close. The USO ETF was $170.47 and rose 1.36% from the prior close, and the BNO ETF was $72.14 and rose 1.95% from the prior close. The UNG ETF was $9.1000 and fell 0.87% from the prior close, and the CPER ETF was $39.03 and fell 1.76% from the prior close, as of Oct 30, 16:02 UTC. Figures from Finnhub.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Gold (via GLD ETF) $357.21 -0.12% -3.08% Oct 30, 16:02 UTC Finnhub
Silver (via SLV ETF) $44.42 -4.18% -6.05% Oct 30, 16:02 UTC Finnhub
WTI Crude Oil (via USO ETF) $170.47 -4.19% +1.36% Oct 30, 16:02 UTC Finnhub
Brent Crude (via BNO ETF) $72.14 +6.84% +1.95% Oct 30, 16:02 UTC Finnhub
Natural Gas (via UNG ETF) $9.1000 -10.97% -0.87% Oct 30, 16:02 UTC Finnhub
Copper (via CPER ETF) $39.03 +3.28% -1.76% Oct 30, 16:02 UTC Finnhub

Trend check

Trend check MarketAlleys trend signals show WTI Crude Oil is bullish with RSI(14) 53.4 and its close at 103.37 above the SMA50 96.61 and longSma 87.62. Brent Crude is neutral with RSI(14) 52.1, close 123.10, SMA50 114.21 and longSma 97.34; Natural Gas is bearish with RSI(14) 42.0, close 2.7600, SMA50 2.9638 and longSma 3.4626.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
WTI Crude Oil 103.37 96.61 87.62 53.4 bullish
Brent Crude 123.10 114.21 97.34 52.1 neutral
Natural Gas 2.7600 2.9638 3.4626 42.0 bearish

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 29, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

In the news CNBC reported "Swiss central bank posts bumper $23bn profit as gold, foreign assets soar." Forexlive published an "investingLive European session wrap" covering market moves including dollar and gold. Cointelegraph ran a piece titled "Will gold’s ‘infinite mint bug’ make Bitcoin more valuable?" and Yahoo carried a report headlined "Wall Street Futures Slide as Technology Sell-Off Deepens and Oil Prices Surge: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq."

Sources and data

  • CNBC (secondary source) — Swiss central bank posts bumper $23bn profit as gold, foreign assets soar
  • Forexlive (secondary source) — investingLive European session wrap: AI spending fears spook tech stocks; dollar falls alongside yields, gold
  • Cointelegraph (secondary source) — Will gold’s ‘infinite mint bug’ make Bitcoin more valuable?
  • Yahoo (secondary source) — Wall Street Futures Slide as Technology Sell-Off Deepens and Oil Prices Surge: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
  • U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
  • Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 30, 16:02 UTC; report generated Oct 30, 16:02 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.

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Sources & data

  1. CNBC (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC)
  2. Forexlive (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC)
  3. Cointelegraph (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC)
  4. Yahoo (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC)
  5. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC)
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC)
  7. U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC)
  8. Federal Reserve (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 30, 2026, 04:02 PM UTC.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools, built only from the cited sources and validated by rules described in our methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction.

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