Natural Gas leads commodity losses at Oct 21, 20:00 UTC

Where prices stand

Finnhub showed the UNG ETF (NATGAS) fell 5.05% from the prior close to $9.9700, the largest move among tracked commodities as of Oct 21, 20:00 UTC. The GLD ETF (XAU) rose 0.34% from the prior close to $378.95, and the SLV ETF (XAG) rose 0.27% from the prior close to $52.26. The USO ETF (WTI) fell 0.50% from the prior close to $159.80, the BNO ETF (BRENT) rose 0.27% from the prior close to $67.05, and the CPER ETF (COPPER) fell 0.54% from the prior close to $39.54.

Trend check

WTI Crude Oil is listed as bullish with RSI(14) 58.5; its last close 101.91 sits above the 50-day SMA 92.59 and the long SMA 85.49 as reference points only. Brent Crude is neutral with RSI(14) 57.4; its last close 126.55 is above its 50-day SMA 108.55 and long SMA 94.68. Natural Gas is neutral with RSI(14) 59.4; its last close 3.2200 is above the 50-day SMA 2.9148 but below the long SMA 3.4811.

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 20, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

Kitco.com ran a report titled 'Gold gains , silver slips as oil prices rise , Fed rate hike expectations persist'. Yahoo published 'Update: US Equity Indexes Advance as SpaceX's Blockbuster Results Boost Risk Sentiment, Crude Oil Retreats', themarketsdaily.com published 'iShares Gold Trust $IAU Shares Sold by Fifth Third Securities Inc .', and freepressjournal.in published 'Gold And Silver Prices Fall In Delhi As Rupee Appreciation And Elevated Crude Oil Weigh On Bullion'.

• Gold gains , silver slips as oil prices rise , Fed rate hike expectations persist - Kitco AM Report — kitco.com, Oct 21, 18:00 UTC
• Update: US Equity Indexes Advance as SpaceX's Blockbuster Results Boost Risk Sentiment, Crude Oil Retreats — Yahoo, Oct 21, 17:47 UTC
• iShares Gold Trust $IAU Shares Sold by Fifth Third Securities Inc . — themarketsdaily.com, Oct 21, 18:00 UTC
• Gold And Silver Prices Fall In Delhi As Rupee Appreciation And Elevated Crude Oil Weigh On Bullion — freepressjournal.in, Oct 21, 14:30 UTC

Sources and data

• kitco.com (secondary source) — Gold gains , silver slips as oil prices rise , Fed rate hike expectations persist - Kitco AM Report
• Yahoo (secondary source) — Update: US Equity Indexes Advance as SpaceX's Blockbuster Results Boost Risk Sentiment, Crude Oil Retreats
• themarketsdaily.com (secondary source) — iShares Gold Trust $IAU Shares Sold by Fifth Third Securities Inc .
• freepressjournal.in (secondary source) — Gold And Silver Prices Fall In Delhi As Rupee Appreciation And Elevated Crude Oil Weigh On Bullion
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 21, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 21, 20:00 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.