Silver

COMEX silver futures (SI), quoted in US dollars per troy ounce. Daily closes and the drivers behind them: gold's lead, industrial demand, COMEX inventories, and the gold-silver ratio.

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 3, 2026

Silver Drops 2.2% as Grains Slip on Election Day | Nov 3, 2026

Kansas City wheat fell 1.5% and corn 1.3% on harvest pressure, canola eased 0.8%, and natural gas rose 1.4% as traders await election results.

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 29, 2026

Wheat Rallies on Record Export Sales, Meal Slides | Oct 29, 2026

Soybean meal sheds 1.91% as oil holds firm, silver drops 2.4% and natural gas sinks 2.6% on mild weather, with gold easing toward $4,031.

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 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 20, 2026

Natural Gas Craters as Wheat Leads Grains Lower | October 20, 2026

Soybean meal sinks 1.7% and canola slides 0.8% on harvest pressure, while silver bucks the selloff with a 1.3% gain as gold eases 0.4%.

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 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 14, 2026

Silver Slumps 6% as Hot CPI Hammers Metals | October 14, 2026

Oats sink over 4% in thin trade, natural gas slides off its three-week high, and WTI notches a third straight gain on Gulf risk.

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 9, 2026

Corn Sinks 4% on Bearish WASDE as Gold Tops $4,200 | October 9, 2026

Wheat slides across all three boards on the same report, soybean meal jumps 2.2% on the crush spread, and silver surges 2.7% to $61 an ounce.

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 6, 2026

Silver Futures Explained: How the Market Is Quoted and What Moves It

How COMEX silver futures are quoted, what moves the price, why silver swings more than gold and which reports matter.

Sep 29, 2026

Crude and Nat Gas Both Skid 3% as Mideast Exports Rebound: The Daily Board, Sept 29

Canola bounces 1.8% right into a zone flagged Monday, gold nudges higher, and silver slips as the metals split.

Sep 28, 2026

Gold, Silver Sink as Bond Yields Spike to 19-Year High: The Daily Board, Sept 28

Corn, soybeans and canola slide with the risk-off mood; WTI edges up on Hormuz tension as natural gas tumbles 3.7%.

Sep 26, 2026

Natural Gas Steals the Show as Crude Swings Wild — The Daily Board, Sept 21–25

Corn rallied 2.9%, silver churned through $67, and wheat chopped all week on Iran headlines and a Fed hike — the week's five editions, ranked by readers.

Sep 25, 2026

Crude Drops 2.3% on Iran Talks as Nat Gas Tumbles 4% — The Daily Board, Sept 25

Grains ease on soft export demand as HRS wheat leads losses; silver climbs 1.25%, gold ticks up on Fed rate bets.

Sep 24, 2026

Natural Gas Surges 6.9% on Late-Summer Heat, Tight Storage — The Daily Board, Sept 24

WTI crude climbs 2.7% on lingering Iran-war risk, silver slides 1.5% as the Fed's hawkish dollar bites, and canola ticks higher on crude's lift.

Sep 23, 2026

Silver Slides 2.35% as Crude Snaps Losing Streak on Iran Talks: The Daily Board, Sept 23

Gold falls 1.33% on a firmer dollar and hawkish Fed talk, WTI jumps to $92.16 on Iran diplomacy, and grains retreat on profit-taking.

Sep 19, 2026

Crude Whipsaws, Silver Runs to $67 — The Daily Board, Sept 14–18

A Saudi pipeline attack, the Fed's first hike since 2023, and a StatCan wheat cut drove the board this week — here's what moved readers most.