WTI Crude

NYMEX WTI crude oil futures (CL), quoted in US dollars per barrel. Daily closes and the drivers behind them: OPEC+ decisions, EIA inventories, Middle East geopolitics, demand signals, and the read-through to farm diesel.

Nov 5, 2026

Gold Climbs to $4,106 as Crude Rebounds 2.7% | Nov 5, 2026

Corn and soybeans slid on fund selling, wheat managed a mixed firm finish, and canola fell despite a fresh China tariff-relief extension.

Nov 4, 2026

Crude Craters 8% as Iran War Blamed for GOP Loss | Nov 4, 2026

Gold topped $4,070 and silver jumped 5% on safe-haven flows as the dollar slid, while canola fell to C$768 and soybeans eased on harvest pressure.

Nov 2, 2026

WTI Crude Craters 7% as Iran Peace Hopes Build | Nov 2, 2026

Gold rebounded 1.8% and silver jumped 3.3% toward $51 on safe-haven buying, while soybeans broke support to a 2.5-month low.

Nov 2, 2026

Crude Swings, Silver Craters to Close the Week | Oct 26-30, 2026

Wheat swung from four-month lows to an export-sales rally, gold cracked below $3,900, and soybean meal slid most of the week on a hawkish Fed hold.

Oct 30, 2026

Gold Breaks Below $3,900 as Fed Hike Bets Firm Up | Oct 30, 2026

Silver sank 5.9% to an 11-month low, WTI jumped 2.1% to a six-month high on a Hormuz tanker attack, and corn slid to a four-month low.

Oct 28, 2026

Wheat Tumbles as Crude Climbs 2.9% on Saudi Strike | Oct 28, 2026

The Fed holds rates steady in a 10-2 vote, silver falls 1.55% and soybean oil drops 1.72% as natural gas climbs on the December roll.

Oct 27, 2026

Crude Slips Below $100 as Wheat Boards Fall | Oct 27, 2026

Soybean meal falls 1.65% to a two-month low, oats drop 1.8%, and gold climbs to $4,074.60 as traders brace for Wednesday's Fed decision.

Oct 26, 2026

Crude Eases to $101.76 as Gold Reclaims $4,000 | October 26, 2026

Oats tumble 3.1%, soybean meal falls 1.7%, and wheat slips on all three boards while natural gas eases on milder weather forecasts.

Oct 24, 2026

Natural Gas Craters, Crude Spikes on Gulf Fears | Oct 19-23, 2026

Wheat slid across all three boards, corn touched a two-month low, and silver whipsawed between a Tuesday gain and a near-5% Thursday drop.

Oct 23, 2026

Crude Tops $103 on Gulf Attacks, Gas Sinks 5.6% | October 23, 2026

Gold slides 1.3% and silver falls 1.9% as the metals complex buckles under the oil spike, while corn dips under $4.56 and oats slip 1.1%.

Oct 22, 2026

Silver Drops 5% as Crude Jumps on Hormuz Fears | October 22, 2026

Gold falls 2.2% alongside silver, soybeans buck the slide on fresh Chinese demand, and HRS wheat tests a level flagged by analysts.

Oct 19, 2026

Corn Slides to a 2-Month Low as Grains Retreat | October 19, 2026

Oats sink 2.2% in thin trade, canola falls 1.4% on harvest pressure, and WTI splits as the expiring November contract jumps while December eases.

Oct 17, 2026

Hormuz Fear and Hot CPI Drove the Week's Top Boards | Oct 12-16, 2026

WTI crude rallied on repeated Hormuz tanker attacks, silver swung 6% lower then rebounded on hot inflation data, and wheat eased into the weekend.

Oct 16, 2026

Crude Rallies 3% on Big Draw as Wheat Slides | October 16, 2026

Natural gas tumbles 4% on mild weather, gold and silver edge higher on safe-haven flows, and canola slips as SRW, HRW, and HRS wheat all ease.

Oct 15, 2026

WTI Gains 3% as Hormuz Ships Sink, Draw Surprises | October 15, 2026

Gold tops $4,170 and silver rebounds 2% on hot PPI data, while canola and soybean meal slip as harvest pressure weighs on the grain complex.

Oct 13, 2026

Natural Gas Climbs 4% on Cooler Weather Outlook | October 13, 2026

Silver slides 1.6% and soybean meal falls 1.5% on narrower crush math, while WTI grinds to a three-week high on dueling Hormuz and Russia-diesel headlines.

Oct 12, 2026

Crude Jumps 2% on Renewed Hormuz Tanker Attacks | October 12, 2026

Oats slide 2.5% on thin volume, gold and silver pull back as the dollar firms, and soybean meal and oil both climb on wider crush margins.

Oct 10, 2026

Wheat, Crude and WASDE: The Week's Most-Read Boards | Oct 5-9, 2026

Soybean meal, corn, and gold also made waves as five sessions ran from a Black Sea wheat threat to a bearish WASDE report.

Oct 8, 2026

Crude Spikes on Hormuz Fears as Soybean Meal Slips | October 8, 2026

WTI tops $91 as Hormuz tanker attacks and a Gulf storm threat spark the jump; soybean meal falls 2.2%, oats and canola edge higher, silver slides.

Oct 5, 2026

Wheat Jumps on Russia's Black Sea Threat | October 5, 2026

Oats spike 2%, soybean oil climbs on biofuel demand, and WTI crude slides to $89.43 as G7 reserve releases keep weighing on the barrel.

Oct 3, 2026

Corn Craters 4% as Crude and Nat Gas Swing Wild — The Daily Board, Sept 28–Oct 2

Gold and silver whipsaw on a bond-yield spike, canola bounces then gives it back, and WTI swings $92 to $91 — five editions, ranked by readers.

Oct 2, 2026

Crude Slides to $91 as Nat Gas Jumps on Cold Snap Bets: The Daily Board, Oct 2

Soybean meal drops 1.64% as oil climbs 1.84% on the crush split, corn extends its USDA-stocks slide, and gold slips below $4,170 an ounce.