Bloomberg Commodity Prices and Bloomberg Commodity Futures Prices - Barchart.com (2024)

TheAll Futurespage lists all open contracts for the commodity you've selected. Intraday futures prices are delayed 10 minutes, per exchange rules, and are listed in CST. Overnight (Globex) prices are shown on the page through to 7pm CT, after which time it will list only trading activity for the next day. Once the markets have closed, the Last Price will show an 's' after the price, indicating the price has settled for the day. Thepage will always show prices from the latest session of the market.

End-of-Dayprices are updated at 8pm CST each evening, and includes theprevious sessionvolume and open interest information.

TheCash Contractis listed as the first contract at the top of the page.

Data Updates

For pages showing Intraday views, we use the current session's data with new price data appear on the page as indicated by a "flash". Stocks: 15 minute delay (Cboe BZX data for U.S. equities is real-time), ET. Volume reflects consolidated markets. Futures and Forex: 10 or 15 minute delay, CT.

The list of symbols included on the page is updated every 10 minutes throughout the trading day. However, new stocks are not automatically added to or re-ranked on the page until the site performs its 10-minute update.

For reference, we include the date and timestamp of when the list was last updated at the top right of the page.

Page Sort

Pages are initially sorted in a specific order (depending on the data presented). You can re-sort the page by clicking on any of the column headings in the table.

Views

Most data tables can be analyzed using "Views." A View simply presents the symbols on the page with a different set of columns. Site members can also display the page using Custom Views.

Each View has a "Links" column on the far right to access a symbol's Quote Overview, Chart, Options Quotes (when available), Barchart Opinion, and Technical Analysis page. Standard Views found throughout the site include:

  • Main View: Symbol, Name, Last Price, Change, Percent Change, High, Low, Volume, and Time of Last Trade.
  • Technical View: Symbol, Name, Last Price, Today's Opinion, 20-Day Relative Strength, 20-Day Historic Volatility, 20-Day Average Volume, 52-Week High and 52-Week Low.
  • Performance View: Symbol, Name, Last Price, Weighted Alpha, YTD Percent Change, 1-Month, 3-Month and 1-Year Percent Change.
  • Fundamental View: Available only on equity pages, shows Symbol, Name, Market Cap, P/E Ratio (trailing 12 months). Earnings Per Share (trailing 12 months), Net Income, Beta, Annual Dividend, and Dividend Yield.
    Note
    : For all markets except U.S. equities, fundamental data is not licensed for downloading. Your .csv file will show "N/L" for "not licensed" when downloading from a Canadian, UK, Australian, or European stocks page.
  • Mini-Chart View: Available for Barchart Plus and Premier Members, this view displays 12 small charts per page for the symbols shown in the data table. You may change the bar type and time frame for the Mini-Charts as you scroll through the page. The default settings for Mini-Charts are found in your Site Preferences, under "Overview Charts".
  • Pre-Post Market Data: Available for Barchart Plus and Premier Members, this view will show any pre- or post-market price activity for U.S. equities only.
View Symbol More Data (+)

Unique to Barchart.com, data tables contain an option that allows you to see more data for the symbol without leaving the page. Click the "+" icon in the first column (on the left) to view more data for the selected symbol. Scroll through widgets of the different content available for the symbol. Click on any of the widgets to go to the full page. The "More Data" widgets are also available from the Links column of the right side of the data table.

Horizontal Scroll on Wide Tables

Especially when using a custom view, you may find that the number of columns chosen exceeds the available space to show all the data. In this case, the table must be horizontally scrolled (left to right) to view all of the information. To do this, you can either scroll to the bottom of the table and use the table's scrollbar, or you can scroll the table using your browser's built-in scroll:

  • Left-click with your mouse anywhere on the table.
  • Use your keyboard's left and right arrows to scroll the table.
  • Repeat this anywhere as you move through the table to enable horizontal scrolling.
Flipcharts

Also unique to Barchart, Flipcharts allow you to scroll through all the symbols on the table in a chart view. While viewing Flipcharts, you can apply a custom chart template, further customizing the way you can analyze the symbols. Flipcharts are a free tool available to Site Members.

Note: Flipcharts, unlike the full-page chart or Dashboard, does not stream updated data to the chart.

Download

Download is a free tool available to Site Members. This tool will download a .csv file for the View being displayed. For dynamically-generated tables (such as a Stock or ETF Screener) where you see more than 1000 rows of data, the download will be limited to only the first 1000 records on the table. For other static pages (such as the Russell 3000 Components list) all rows will be downloaded.

Free members are limited to 1 site download per day. Barchart Plus Members have 10 downloads per day, while Barchart Premier Members may download up to 250 .csv files per day.

Note: Due to licensing restrictions, Canadian fundamental data cannot be downloaded from Barchart.com. You will see "N/L" in a downloaded column when this is the case.

Should you require more than 250 downloads per day, please contact Barchart Sales at 866-333-7587 or email solutions@barchart.com for more information or additional options about historical market data.

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FAQs

What is the commodity futures price? ›

A commodity's futures price is based on its current spot price, plus the cost of carry during the interim before delivery. Cost of carry refers to the price of storage of the commodity, which includes interest and insurance as well as other incidental expenses.

What is the price of commodities? ›

Commodity Prices
Precious MetalsPrice%
Gold2,371.650.29%
Palladium918.000.55%
Platinum941.000.27%
Silver27.98-0.04%

Where can I look up commodity prices? ›

Commodities Prices - Barchart.com. The Data You Need. Delivered. Barchart is a leading provider of market data and services to the global financial, media, and commodity industries.

What are examples of commodities? ›

Commodities are basic goods and materials that are widely used and are not meaningfully differentiated from one another. Examples of commodities include barrels of oils, bushels of wheat, or megawatt-hours of electricity.

How do you read commodity futures prices? ›

The most common type of commodity price chart is the bar chart, where daily prices for a particular contract month are plotted as a vertical bar. The top of the bar (or line) represents the high price for the day. The bottom is the day's low and a small horizontal tic on the right side is the closing price.

What is the difference between commodity and commodity futures? ›

Investing in commodities can involve getting direct exposure to a commodity—like holding an actual, physical good—or investing in commodity futures contracts, which are legally binding agreements to buy or sell a particular commodity at a future date for a fixed price and quantity.

What is the most sold commodity in the world? ›

Crude oil is by far the biggest commodity market, and oil prices were the talk of the town for much of 2022. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, WTI crude oil prices rose to their highest level since 2013 by May 2022.

Are commodity prices up or down? ›

Commodity prices have been relatively flat overall since late 2023. However, prices of some key commodities such as oil and copper are trending higher in 2024. Global economic growth trends often play a significant role influencing commodities markets.

What are the predictions for commodity prices? ›

Commodity prices are projected to experience a slight downturn in 2024 and 2025 but are expected to remain above pre-pandemic levels. Energy prices are expected to decline by 3 percent in 2024, as notably lower prices of natural gas and coal offset higher oil prices, followed by a further decline of 4 percent in 2025.

What is the largest futures market in the US? ›

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange was founded in 1898 as the "Chicago Butter and Egg Board" before changing its name in 1919. It is the third-largest derivatives exchange in the world and the largest in the United States.

What are the top 5 commodities? ›

The 10 largest sources of cash receipts from the sale of U.S.-produced farm commodities in calendar year 2022 are (in descending order): corn, cattle/calves, soybeans, dairy products/milk, broilers, hogs, miscellaneous crops, chicken eggs, wheat, and hay.

What is the most common commodity? ›

Some of the most common commodities include copper, crude oil, wheat, coffee beans, and gold. Commodities can be further broken down into two different categories: hard and soft commodities. Soft commodities are those that are grown and cannot be stored for extended periods.

What is the future of commodity prices? ›

The World Bank commodity price index is expected to fall 4 percent in 2024, following a projected decline of nearly 24 percent in 2023, the sharpest drop since the pandemic. Energy prices are expected to decline by almost 5 percent in 2024 and remain relatively stable in 2025.

What is commodity future fair value? ›

In the futures market, fair value is the equilibrium price for a futures contract or the point where the supply of goods matches demand.

What is the futures market price? ›

A future price is measured by the moves in sync and the cost of the underlying asset. If the cost of underlying increases, the cost of futures will rise and if it decreases, the cost of future will fall.

What is the futures pricing? ›

A futures contract price is commonly determined using the spot price of a commodity, expected changes in supply and demand, the risk-free rate of return for the holder of the commodity, and the costs of transportation or storage in relation to the maturity date of the contract.

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