| Gold •576 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •15 mins | 2,121.60 | -496.70 | -18.97% | |
| WTI Crude •8 hours | 65.21 | -0.21 | -0.32% | |
| Gasoline •8 hours | 1.923 | +0.003 | +0.15% | |
| Ethanol •576 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •576 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 576 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 576 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 7 hours | 69.32 | -0.27 | -0.39% | ||
| Natural Gas • 8 hours | 4.354 | +0.436 | +11.13% | ||
| Heating Oil • 8 hours | 2.736 | +0.150 | +5.81% |
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