Commodities update: Silver leads gains while crude is mixed

Where prices stand

The SLV ETF, which tracks Silver, rose 2.67% from the prior close to $51.56 — the largest move among tracked commodities. The USO ETF, which tracks WTI Crude Oil, rose 1.42% from the prior close to $155.74, and the GLD ETF, which tracks Gold, rose 1.34% from the prior close to $381.04. The BNO ETF, which tracks Brent Crude, fell 0.58% from the prior close to $64.68; the CPER ETF fell 0.55% from the prior close to $39.44; the UNG ETF fell 0.27% from the prior close to $11.19; the UUP ETF fell 0.38% from the prior close to $29.01. Prices are shown as of Oct 15, 15:00 UTC (14:59 UTC for UUP and CPER), per Finnhub.

Trend check

Trend signals list WTI Crude Oil as neutral with RSI(14) 51.3; the last close 96.24 sits above the 50-day moving average 90.67 and the long moving average 84.25. Brent Crude is neutral with RSI(14) 58.7; the last close 125.44 is above the 50-day moving average 104.01 and the long moving average 92.72. Natural Gas is neutral with RSI(14) 53.5; the last close 3.0300 is near the 50-day moving average 2.8560 and below the long moving average 3.4950.

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 14, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

Coindesk.com ran a headline noting “Bitcoin , copper , stocks , yields all fall ; gold rises.” Reuters reported oil shipping costs spiked, lifting prices from pump to grocery. businessinsider.com said oil prices and AI are making US inflation harder for the Fed to tame, and economictimes.indiatimes.com carried a report that edible oil refiners are set to clock 10 - 12 % revenue growth in FY27 despite a duty cut.

• Bitcoin , copper , stocks , yields all fall ; gold rises — coindesk.com, Oct 15, 14:00 UTC
• Oil shipping costs spike, lifting prices from pump to grocery — Reuters, Oct 15, 10:18 UTC (also reported by aol.com)
• Oil Prices and AI Are Making US Inflation Harder for the Fed to Tame — businessinsider.com, Oct 15, 11:45 UTC
• Edible oil refiners set to clock 10 - 12 % revenue growth in FY27 despite duty cut : Report — economictimes.indiatimes.com, Oct 15, 13:00 UTC

Sources and data

• coindesk.com (secondary source) — Bitcoin , copper , stocks , yields all fall ; gold rises
• Reuters (secondary source) — Oil shipping costs spike, lifting prices from pump to grocery
• businessinsider.com (secondary source) — Oil Prices and AI Are Making US Inflation Harder for the Fed to Tame
• economictimes.indiatimes.com (secondary source) — Edible oil refiners set to clock 10 - 12 % revenue growth in FY27 despite duty cut : Report
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 15, 15:00 UTC; report generated Oct 15, 15:00 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.