Five sessions, two crude crashes, and a gold rally that wouldn't quit — this was a week that kept inboxes busy. Here's the trading week's five most-read editions, counted down by how many of you actually opened them. The summaries below recap the linked editions' reported figures, historical-low descriptions and contemporaneous market interpretations; they do not establish independent causal proof. Price bases follow those editions, including timed late-session energy and metals quotes on Nov 2, rather than a uniform official-settlement series. Thursday's December gold settlement and Friday's December silver settlement are identified separately below.
#1: Crude Craters 8% as Iran War Blamed for GOP Loss — Nov 4
The week's most-opened edition. WTI crude sank 8.3% Wednesday as a Democratic midterm sweep fueled hopes Washington will de-escalate the Iran war, sending gold up 3.4% and silver up 5.1% on the safe-haven bid. Canola slipped to C$768 and soybeans eased on harvest pressure.
#2: WTI Crude Craters 7% as Iran Peace Hopes Build — Nov 2
A reader favorite — and nearly a tie for the top spot. WTI plunged 7.4% Monday as Iran peace-talk optimism eased supply-risk fears, with silver jumping 3.3% and gold adding 1.8% on safe-haven demand as soybeans broke support to a 2.5-month low.
#3: Silver Drops 2.2% as Grains Slip on Election Day — Nov 3
Silver fell 2.2% and gold eased 0.7% Tuesday as a firmer dollar capped the metals rally, while corn and Kansas City wheat slid on harvest-driven selling ahead of election results.
#4: Gold Climbs to $4,113.50 as Crude Rebounds 2.7% — Nov 5
December gold futures settled at $4,113.50 an ounce Thursday as the dollar slid and the Bank of England hiked rates, while WTI crude rebounded 2.7% and canola fell 2% despite a fresh China tariff-relief extension.
#5: Natural Gas Jumps 1.7% as Jobs Data Lifts Dollar — Nov 6
The Nov 6 edition reported natural gas up 1.7% Friday and attributed the stronger dollar and pressure on gold, silver and grains to October's jobs report.
The Week in One Line
The throughline: crude's violent swings on Iran war-to-peace headlines set the tone for metals and grains all week.
The standout: gold and silver's safe-haven rally, with gold topping $4,100; silver closed the week at $51.94.
The cross-market driver: a stronger dollar off Friday's jobs report capped the metals rally and pressured canola to a fresh four-month low.
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Sources Used
Primary recap provenance: the five Daily Board editions linked above, Nov 2–6, 2026. Figures and market interpretations retain their original publication-time basis, except the corrected gold and silver settlements identified here. The Nov 2 edition explicitly used late-session energy and metals quotes around 5 PM CT, not final settlements. Historical-low descriptions are attributed to those editions.
CME Group Daily Bulletin #215, dated Nov 6, 2026, metals futures: December GC gold settled at $4,074.90, down $38.60, implying Nov 5's prior settlement of $4,113.50. December SI silver settled at $51.942, down $0.434, implying Nov 5's $52.376. The current-bulletin link rolls forward; the date above identifies the record checked.
Bank of England, Nov 5 rate decision: Bank Rate raised to 4%.
Global Affairs Canada, Nov 4 release: favourable market access for canola meal, peas, lobster and crab extended through 2028.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, October Employment Situation, released Nov 6: the jobs release referenced by Friday's edition.
Edition ranking: Beehiiv unique email opens, checked Nov 7. The order was Nov 4, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 5, Nov 6.
