October 2, 2026 1:25 pm
Key Moments Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose 0.7% to $6.87-3/4 per bushel, extending a rebound from a seven-week low of $6.70-3/4. Saudi Arabia issued a tender to buy 535,000 metric tons of wheat for November and December shipment after canceling a prior tender on September 7. Corn and soybean futures retreated, with corn […]
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Key Moments Copper is trading at $6.5795, sitting just above key 61.8% Fibonacci support around $6.57. Trend indicators remain bearish, with price below the 20- and 200-period SMAs and the 5-hour SuperTrend negative at $6.7376. Bearish and bullish trade setups show asymmetric risk-reward, but conviction is higher on the downside while bulls face a low-confidence […]
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Key Moments Natural Gas is trading around $2.914 on the 5-hour chart, sitting just above the 200-period SMA and the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement in the $2.880–2.900 zone. Bearish momentum dominates, with RSI near 32.93 and a declining MACD reading of -0.0315 versus a -0.0144 signal line, as price trades below the $3.028–$3.067 Ichimoku Cloud. Trading […]
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Key Moments Brent crude traded at $102.60 per barrel and WTI at $93.14, both posting modest gains in early trade. China’s halt of liquid fuel exports and reports of additional U.S. military deployments to the Middle East fueled supply concerns. Brent was heading for a 1.93% weekly loss after a 14% rise in September, while […]
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Key Moments Gold (XAU/USD) continues to move sideways below $4,200 as traders await the latest US Nonfarm Payrolls report. A firm US Dollar near a one-and-a-half-year high and elevated US bond yields are pressuring the non-yielding metal. Key technical levels cluster between $4,230 and $4,519 on the upside, while support is seen from $4,103 down […]
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Key Moments XAG/USD trades near $60.30 per troy ounce in Asian dealings after failing to extend the prior session’s advance. Rising crude prices, fueled by US-Iran conflict concerns, and higher Treasury yields weigh on non-yielding silver. Market participants look to US September Nonfarm Payrolls, projected at 90,000, for guidance on the Fed’s next policy steps. […]
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Key Moments WTI trades around $91.75 in early Asian hours on Friday after a two-day advance. The US is considering deploying a third aircraft carrier strike group and 10,000 personnel to the Persian Gulf. EIA data show US crude inventories rose by 922,000 barrels in the week ending September 25, defying expectations for a 300,000-barrel […]
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Key Moments Spot gold rose 0.5% to $4,179.00 an ounce and gold futures gained 0.5% to $4,208.67 an ounce at 09:03 ET (13:03 GMT) on Thursday. Gold dropped 6% in September, its steepest monthly loss since June, after the Federal Reserve raised rates and signaled the possibility of further tightening. The implied probability of an […]
Read moreOctober 1, 2026 9:38 am
Key Moments Natural Gas is trading at $2.973 on the 5-hour chart, hovering just above key Fibonacci support at $2.966. A completed double top at $3.317 has driven price below the 20-period SMA at $3.070, shifting short-term control to sellers. The Money Flow Index has dropped to 18.84, signaling oversold conditions and raising the risk […]
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Key Moments Brent crude climbed +42.0% from its late-June lows during Q3 as the US-Iran conflict re-escalated. Rising oil prices coincided with a major global bond selloff, with 10-year U.S. Treasury yields advancing for a seventh straight month. Strength along the Brent futures curve through December 2027 reinforced concerns over persistent inflation and hawkish central […]
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