Five trading days, five editions — and a week that swung between two shooting wars.
Iran strikes and Houthi threats to Red Sea shipping kept oil and gold on a knife's edge; a Black Sea escalation set every wheat board on fire mid-week, and silver quietly climbed toward $60 the whole way through.
Here's what you actually opened. 📊
Ranked by readership across the week's five editions, July 20–24, 2026.
🥇 #1 — Gold Drops 2% to $4,016 as Beans, Canola Rally (July 20)
Gold's steepest drop of the week — down 2.04% to $4,015.90 — as last week's Mideast risk premium unwound and the dollar firmed, even as beans, canola, and meal ran green across the rest of the board.
📬 The week's most-opened edition.
🥈 #2 — KC Wheat Soars 4%, Crude Tops $86 as Two Wars Rattle Markets (July 22)
A rare board-wide green session: Black Sea shipping strikes torched all three wheat boards — KC wheat led at +4.16% — while Iran strikes and Houthi threats to Saudi crude lifted energy and metals right alongside it.
📬 Another reader favourite this week.
🥉 #3 — Silver Rips to $59 as Crude Jumps 2% on Iran Strikes (July 21)
Silver was the standout — up 3.57% toward $60 on a genuine supply deficit and strong industrial demand — while crude added another 2.26% on Iran strikes and fresh Houthi threats to Red Sea shipping.
#4 — Crude Soars 6% Above $92 as Gold, Silver Slide (July 23)
The week's biggest single-day move — WTI up 6.17% to $92.19 on escalating Iran/Kuwait tensions — while gold and silver sold off on a firmer dollar and rising yields, a rare split between the "risk" trade and the "safe haven" trade.
#5 — Crude Slides 3% as Wheat Slumps on All 3 Boards (July 24)
The week closed on a reversal: crude gave back a chunk of Thursday's spike and all three wheat boards slumped on favorable harvest weather, while gold and silver held a quiet safe-haven bid.
The Week in One Line
Two wars ran the tape. Iran strikes and Houthi threats to Red Sea shipping kept crude and gold swinging from the low $80s to $92 and back inside four sessions.
Wheat had the wildest ride. Black Sea shipping risk torched all three boards over 4% mid-week, then Friday's harvest weather handed nearly all of it back.
Silver was the quiet standout. It climbed toward $60 on most sessions this week on a genuine supply deficit, outrunning gold's more headline-driven swings.