Precious metals were the best-performing sector of the commodities asset class in Q4 2025 and over the entire year. As the sector is now in 2026, the trends for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium remain bullish. The precious metals sector led the asset class higher with a 30.27% Q4 gain. The composite of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium futures traded on the CME’s COMEX and NYMEX divisions moved an incredible 103.73% higher in 2025. More News from Barchart In my Q3 Barchart report on precious m ...

Core Insights - The Hecht Commodity Report is a comprehensive resource for commodities, forex, and precious metals, providing market movements for over 29 different commodities along with trading recommendations [1][2]. Group 1: Market Movements - NYMEX platinum futures broke out above the $1,000 pivot point in June 2025, reaching the highest price since 2011, with an all-time high of over $2,300 in 2008 [2]. Group 2: Author's Background - Andrew Hecht, a veteran with 35 years of experience on Wall Street, manages The Hecht Commodity Report, which offers insights and actionable ideas for traders and investors [2].

Core Insights - Precious metals, including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, were the best-performing sector in the commodities market in Q3 2025, rising 20.32% and 55.92% over the first nine months of the year [1] - The bullish trend for precious metals is expected to continue into October 2025, with GLTR ETF rated as a hold, indicating potential buying opportunities during any pullbacks [1] Gold Market - COMEX gold futures reached a record peak of $4,398 per ounce on October 17, 2025, but corrected to $3,901.30 by October 28, marking an 11.3% decline before rebounding to over $4,000 on October 29 [3][4] - The long-term bullish trend for gold remains intact, as indicated by the quarterly chart [5] Silver Market - COMEX silver futures also hit a record peak of $53.765 per ounce on October 17, 2025, followed by a correction to $45.51 on October 28, a 15.4% drop, before rebounding to over $48 on October 29 [6][7] - Similar to gold, the long-term bullish trend for silver is firmly intact [8] Platinum Market - NYMEX platinum futures reached $1,770 per ounce on October 16, 2025, the highest price since September 2011, indicating a continued bullish trend despite recent selloffs [9]

Group 1 - The Hecht Commodity Report is a comprehensive source for commodities market analysis, covering over 29 different commodities and providing various trading recommendations [1][2] - NYMEX platinum futures experienced a breakout in June 2025, moving from a consolidation range of just below $800 to just under $1,200 per ounce, with a significant rally following the breach of the $1,000 pivot point [2] - The report includes bullish, bearish, and neutral calls, along with actionable ideas for traders and investors [1][2] Group 2 - The author maintains positions in commodities markets, including futures, options, and commodity equities, with a current long position in physical platinum [3]