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Commodities update: Silver leads losses

Silver's SLV ETF fell 5.67% from the prior close as of Oct 30, 20:00 UTC; other major commodity ETFs moved mixed, Finnhub reported.

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Where prices stand

Finnhub reported silver led losses: the SLV ETF fell 5.67% from the prior close, followed by the GLD ETF falling 3.47% from the prior close; the CPER ETF fell 1.86% from the prior close and the UNG ETF fell 1.09% from the prior close, while the BNO ETF rose 0.89% from the prior close and the USO ETF rose 0.38% from the prior close, as of Oct 30, 20:00 UTC.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Gold (via GLD ETF) $355.78 -0.12% -3.47% Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
Silver (via SLV ETF) $44.60 -4.18% -5.67% Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
WTI Crude Oil (via USO ETF) $168.83 -4.19% +0.38% Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
Brent Crude (via BNO ETF) $71.39 +6.84% +0.89% Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
Natural Gas (via UNG ETF) $9.0800 -10.97% -1.09% Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
Copper (via CPER ETF) $38.99 +3.28% -1.86% Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub

Trend check

Finnhub's trend signals show WTI Crude Oil is bullish with RSI(14) 53.4; its close 103.37 sits above the 50-day SMA 96.61 and the long SMA 87.62. Brent Crude is neutral with RSI(14) 52.1 and close 123.10 above the 50-day SMA 114.21 and the long SMA 97.34. Natural Gas is bearish with RSI(14) 42.0 and close 2.7600 below the 50-day SMA 2.9638 and the long SMA 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

Yahoo published an Oil States International, Inc. Q3 2026 earnings call summary. Cointelegraph reported bitcoin circled $77,000 and said the gold price fell to its lowest in a year.

Sources and data

Market data as of Oct 30, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 30, 20:01 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. Yahoo (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 08:04 PM UTC)
  2. Cointelegraph (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 08:04 PM UTC)
  3. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 08:04 PM UTC)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 08:04 PM UTC)
  5. U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 08:04 PM UTC)
  6. Federal Reserve (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 08:04 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 30, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC.

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