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Gold and Silver Rise for the Week as Tech, Crude and Copper Fall

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Key takeaways

  • Gold and silver made solid weekly gains from multi-month lows on Friday as US tech and AI stocks reduced this week's plunge >>
  • Exposed: USO, XLE, GLD, SLV, XOM
  • Market reaction: XLE +0.5% on the day (still updating); USO −0.1% on the day (still updating); NEM +1.4% on the day (still updating)

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Gold and Silver Rise for the Week as Tech, Crude and Copper Fall

Gold and silver made solid weekly gains from multi-month lows on Friday as US tech and AI stocks reduced this week's plunge >>

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • GLD SPDR Gold Shares-5.3% 30d

    SPDR Gold Shares: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story.

  • GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF-13.0% 30d

    VanEck Gold Miners ETF: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story.

  • SLV iShares Silver Trust-25.0% 30d

    iShares Silver Trust: it follows the silver price. Linked by “silver” (silver) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund-5.0% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story.

  • NEM Newmont-13.0% 30d

    Newmont (gold and silver ores): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story.

  • PAAS Pan American Silver-16.7% 30d

    Pan American Silver (gold and silver ores): silver miners' profits move with the silver price. Linked by “silver” (silver) in this story.

  • AEM Agnico Eagle Mines-9.4% 30d

    Agnico Eagle Mines (gold and silver ores): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story.

  • CDE Coeur Mining-26.2% 30d

    Coeur Mining (gold and silver ores): silver miners' profits move with the silver price. Linked by “silver” (silver) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
GLD-5.26%-4.33%base-1.20%after closeafter closeafter close
GDXNo price data for this ticker———————
SLV-4.98%-4.46%base-0.12%after closeafter closeafter close
USO+13.96%+6.75%base-0.11%after closeafter closeafter close
NEM-11.00%-10.27%base+1.40%after closeafter closeafter close
PAASNo price data for this ticker———————
AEM-12.50%-11.48%base-0.79%after closeafter closeafter close
CDENo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Gold and Silver Rise for the Week as Tech, Crude and Copper Fall BullionVault

Source: BullionVault

How far United States Oil Fund (USO) has moved since 6 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)that day-0.79%still updating
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)three days earlier-11.48%final price
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)five days earlier-12.50%final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)that day-1.20%still updating
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)three days earlier-4.33%final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)five days earlier-5.26%final price
Newmont (NEM)that day+1.40%still updating
Newmont (NEM)three days earlier-10.27%final price
Newmont (NEM)five days earlier-11.00%final price
iShares Silver Trust (SLV)that day-0.12%still updating
iShares Silver Trust (SLV)three days earlier-4.46%final price
iShares Silver Trust (SLV)five days earlier-4.98%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-0.11%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+6.75%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+13.96%final price

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United States Oil Fund (USO) on one side of this energy story

The side that tends to collect

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “Gold and Silver Rise for the Week as Tech, Crude and Copper Fall,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    Chevron (CVX) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 6 Nov 2026 story “Gold and Silver Rise for the Week as Tech, Crude and Copper Fall.” Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Gold and Silver Rise for the Week as Tech, Crude and Copper Fall,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 6 Nov 2026 story “Gold and Silver Rise for the Week as Tech, Crude and Copper Fall.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

  • GLD Spdr Gold Trust

    Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 6 Nov 2026 story “Gold and Silver Rise for the Week as Tech, Crude and Copper Fall.” Reason on file: SPDR Gold Shares: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

  • SLV iShares Silver Trust

    In “Gold and Silver Rise for the Week as Tech, Crude and Copper Fall,” iShares Silver Trust (SLV) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares Silver Trust: it follows the silver price. Linked by “silver” (silver) in this story

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 6 Nov 2026 story “Gold and Silver Rise for the Week as Tech, Crude and Copper Fall” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.

The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) is this: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE): Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

The price range for United States Oil Fund (USO), and the dates in the story

GLD traded between 373.41 and 395.44 across 19 sessions. The latest close on file is 379.67. USO traded between 143.02 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 145.42. XLE traded between 63.05 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 66.70.

How solid the energy case looks

46 out of 100Price not final

“Gold and Silver Rise for the Week as Tech, Crude and Copper Fall” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.