Hormuz tanker attacks kept the energy desk busy all week, a hot CPI print rattled the metals complex before a PPI print un-rattled it, and wheat spent the back half of the week sliding quietly off to the side.
Here are the five most-read editions of the week, ranked by what readers actually opened, not by what we thought would matter.
This Week's Most-Read
1. 🛢️ Crude Jumps 2% on Renewed Hormuz Tanker Attacks
The week's most-opened edition.
WTI jumped 2.1% as renewed tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz revived the geopolitical risk premium, while gold and silver pulled back on a firmer dollar and soybean meal and oil both climbed on wider crush margins.
2. 🥈 Silver Slumps 6% as Hot CPI Hammers Metals
A reader favourite right behind it.
Silver cratered 6.1%, and gold slid 1.7% after a hot September CPI print firmed the dollar and lifted yields, while WTI notched a third straight gain on Gulf supply risk.
3. 🔥 Natural Gas Climbs 4% on Cooler Weather Outlook
Natural gas jumped 3.7% as forecasts turned toward a cooler pattern for late October, while silver eased and WTI ground to a three-week high on duelling Hormuz and Russia-diesel headlines.
4. 🛢️ WTI Gains 3% as Hormuz Ships Sink, Draw Surprises
WTI climbed 3% as Hormuz tanker attacks escalated and a surprise EIA crude draw tightened supply, while gold topped $4,170 and silver rebounded on a hot September PPI.
5. 🌾 Crude Rallies 3% on Big Draw as Wheat Slides
WTI rallied 3% on a surprise 8.6-million-barrel draw and fresh Hormuz tanker fears, while natural gas tumbled 4% on a milder outlook and SRW, HRW and HRS wheat all eased.
The Week in One Line
Hormuz tanker attacks kept a bid under WTI crude most of the week, with gains in three of the five sessions.
Silver had the wildest ride on the board: a 6% CPI-driven drop on Wednesday, then a PPI-fueled bounce the very next day.
Wheat was the one steady bleed, easing across all three boards into the weekend while crude and the metals did the headline work.
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Sources Used
Barchart End-of-Day Watchlist Reports, week of October 12-16, 2026: primary settlement source across all 14 instruments for the week's five editions.
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Weekly Petroleum Status Report: crude inventory draws behind Monday's and Friday's WTI gains.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI, PPI): the inflation data behind the week's sharpest metals swing.
CME Group / COMEX settlement data: cross-check on the WTI, gold and silver closes.
Reuters: cross-check on the Strait of Hormuz tanker-attack reporting that drove crude most of the week.
DTN/Progressive Farmer: cross-check on the wheat and crush-margin moves across the grain complex.