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Hard assets

Live hard-asset spots with operator Context — a public market notebook, not a signal.

spots 2026-09-18 · Context · snapshot · 2026-09-18T23:25:59+00:00

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Energy · WTI

96.1 $/bbl

-5.7 % d

Energy · Brent

99.3 $/bbl

-5.3 % d

Precious · Gold

4,424.9 $/oz

+0.6 % d

Precious · Silver

67.1 $/oz

+2.6 % d

Base · Copper

6.7 $/lb

+1.6 % d

Rates · 10Y UST

5.0 %

+5.1 bp d

Context

Regime · Holding

Hard-asset breadth holds with rates and credit still acting as gates

3 of 5 tracked hard-asset sleeves advanced; IG credit spreads were stable to tighter, while real yields eased. This is a rules-based market-state record, not a forecast.

Scores

Hard-asset case

Breadth, real yields, and credit combined

5.1/10

Flow

3 of 5 tracked hard-asset sleeves advanced

5.1/10

Credit

IG credit spreads were stable to tighter

7.5/10

Geo / chokepoint

No reliable free chokepoint series in this packet

Supports

Broader sleeve participation with contained credit stress supports this regime state.

Would overturn

A breadth reversal alongside wider IG spreads and firmer real yields would weaken this state.