Physical Desk
The Vault Board
Every series we track, sorted by how far from normal it sits. Each number carries its percentile of the full record and a lowest/highest-since anchor. All deterministic, straight from the source data.
Computed 5:22 AM ET
| Series | Level | Δ1d | Δ30d | Percentile of record | Record | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LME lead stocks
Metal in LME warehouses worldwide, the buffer for industrial users. Low is the thinnest cushion against a supply squeeze.
|
449,750 mt
QTY
|
-0.4% | +48.9% |
100th
steady
|
100th percentile of 19-yr record | Jul 21 |
|
SPR crude
The government's emergency crude reserve. Low leaves the least room to cushion a supply shock.
|
316.5 MM bbl
QTY
|
-0.9%wk | -9.4% |
1st
falling, but easing
|
lowest since Apr 1983 | Jul 10 |
|
COMEX copper stocks
Copper sitting in COMEX warehouses. Low is the thinnest buffer for industrial buyers if demand outruns supply.
|
700,953 short tons
QTY
|
+0.3% | +7.2% |
100th
steady
|
6-mo high | Jul 20 |
|
COMEX silver deliverable share
Share of COMEX warehouse stock that's deliverable rather than just stored. High is reassuring; low leaves less ready to deliver.
|
29.2%
RATIO
|
+0.0% | +8.9% |
100th
|
6-mo high | Jul 20 |
|
COMEX silver coverage
Physical metal backing each unit of paper claims. High is reassuring (more metal behind each claim); low is thin backing.
|
18.3%
RATIO
|
+0.6% | +14.6% |
100th
|
6-mo high | Jul 20 |
| COMEX total gold stocks |
27.07M oz
QTY
|
+0.0% | -3.3% |
2nd
steady
|
6-mo low | Jul 20 |
|
Tokyo retail gold (Tanaka)
What Japanese buyers pay for retail gold, in yen per gram. High means gold is dear in yen.
|
¥23,816/g
PRICE
|
+2.4% | -0.6% |
99th
rising faster
|
99th percentile of 38-yr record | Jul 22 |
|
COMEX gold coverage
Physical metal backing each unit of paper claims. High is reassuring (more metal behind each claim); low is thin backing.
|
38.5%
RATIO
|
+0.0% | -12.8% |
11th
|
6-mo record | Jul 20 |
|
COMEX registered gold
Gold locked in COMEX vaults and pledged as deliverable against futures. Low is the thinnest cushion if many holders demand metal at once.
|
14.78M oz
QTY
|
+0.0% | -1.4% |
3rd
steady
|
6-mo low | Jul 20 |
| China gold reserves |
2,321.6 tonnes
QTY
|
+0.3% | +0.3% |
100th
steady
|
highest in the 11-yr record | Apr 1 |
| Germany gold reserves |
3,349.5 tonnes
QTY
|
-0.0% | -0.0% |
0th
steady
|
lowest in the 26-yr record | Apr 1 |
|
LME aluminum stocks
Metal in LME warehouses worldwide, the buffer for industrial users. Low is the thinnest cushion against a supply squeeze.
|
278,275 mt
QTY
|
-0.5% | -11.7% |
0th
falling faster
|
lowest since Sep 2022 | Jul 21 |
|
Cushing crude
Crude at the Cushing hub, where US oil futures settle. Low marks a tight delivery point.
|
20.0 MM bbl
QTY
|
+2.2%wk | -7.4% |
12th
rising faster
|
22-yr record | Jul 10 |
|
COMEX registered silver
Gold locked in COMEX vaults and pledged as deliverable against futures. Low is the thinnest cushion if many holders demand metal at once.
|
96.34M oz
QTY
|
+0.6% | +11.7% |
80th
rising faster
|
6-mo record | Jul 20 |
|
US commercial crude
Crude held by US refiners and traders. Low is a thinner commercial buffer.
|
409.7 MM bbl
QTY
|
-0.4%wk | -3.9% |
75th
steady
|
44-yr record | Jul 10 |
|
Managed-money net copper (COT)
How heavily speculators are betting, net. Far above zero is a crowded long, far below a crowded short, and either extreme is stretched positioning.
|
60,185 contracts
QTY
|
+2.4%wk | -13.0% |
90th
|
90th percentile of 20-yr record | Jul 14 |
|
LME tin stocks
Metal in LME warehouses worldwide, the buffer for industrial users. Low is the thinnest cushion against a supply squeeze.
|
7,490 mt
QTY
|
-0.4% | -16.5% |
60th
steady
|
19-yr record | Jul 21 |
|
LME nickel stocks
Metal in LME warehouses worldwide, the buffer for industrial users. Low is the thinnest cushion against a supply squeeze.
|
272,040 mt
QTY
|
-0.4% | -1.5% |
74th
steady
|
19-yr record | Jul 21 |
|
COMEX copper coverage
Physical metal backing each unit of paper claims. High is reassuring (more metal behind each claim); low is thin backing.
|
14.0%
RATIO
|
+0.7% | +6.9% |
91st
|
6-mo high | Jul 20 |
|
COMEX registered platinum
Gold locked in COMEX vaults and pledged as deliverable against futures. Low is the thinnest cushion if many holders demand metal at once.
|
198K oz
QTY
|
+0.0% | -6.6% |
8th
steady
|
6-mo low | Jul 20 |
|
COMEX gold deliverable share
Share of COMEX warehouse stock that's deliverable rather than just stored. High is reassuring; low leaves less ready to deliver.
|
54.6%
RATIO
|
+0.0% | +2.0% |
90th
|
6-mo high | Jul 20 |
|
US diesel/distillate stocks
US stocks of diesel and heating oil. Low is a thinner cushion for trucking, farming, and winter heat.
|
108.2 MM bbl
QTY
|
+4.4%wk | +5.9% |
15th
rising faster
|
44-yr record | Jul 10 |
|
SLV shares outstanding
Roughly how much metal the fund holds for investors. Falling means investors are pulling money out.
|
534.9M shares
QTY
|
-0.1% | +0.8% |
86th
steady
|
20-yr record | Jul 21 |
|
LME copper stocks
Metal in LME warehouses worldwide, the buffer for industrial users. Low is the thinnest cushion against a supply squeeze.
|
290,925 mt
QTY
|
-1.5% | -17.4% |
64th
falling faster
|
19-yr record | Jul 21 |
|
GLD shares outstanding
Roughly how much metal the fund holds for investors. Falling means investors are pulling money out.
|
351.7M shares
QTY
|
+0.5% | -1.6% |
70th
steady
|
22-yr record | Jul 20 |
|
LME zinc stocks
Metal in LME warehouses worldwide, the buffer for industrial users. Low is the thinnest cushion against a supply squeeze.
|
108,500 mt
QTY
|
-0.6% | -12.3% |
19th
falling, but easing
|
19-yr record | Jul 21 |
|
GLD gold in trust
Physical gold the fund holds in trust. Falling means investors are redeeming.
|
1,003.6 tonnes
QTY
|
+0.5% | -1.7% |
68th
steady
|
22-yr record | Jul 20 |
| India gold reserves |
880.5 tonnes
QTY
|
+0.0% | +0.0% |
100th
steady
|
highest in the 19-yr record | Apr 1 |
| Poland gold reserves |
595.7 tonnes
QTY
|
+2.4% | +2.4% |
100th
rising faster
|
highest in the 26-yr record | Apr 1 |
| COMEX total silver stocks |
330.32M oz
QTY
|
+0.5% | +2.6% |
56th
rising faster
|
6-mo record | Jul 20 |
| Japan gold reserves |
846.0 tonnes
QTY
|
+0.0% | +0.0% |
100th
steady
|
100th percentile of 26-yr record | May 1 |
|
COMEX platinum coverage
Physical metal backing each unit of paper claims. High is reassuring (more metal behind each claim); low is thin backing.
|
7.4%
RATIO
|
+0.0% | +8.3% |
29th
|
6-mo record | Jul 20 |
|
Managed-money net silver (COT)
How heavily speculators are betting, net. Far above zero is a crowded long, far below a crowded short, and either extreme is stretched positioning.
|
11,501 contracts
QTY
|
-12.9%wk | +10.6% |
30th
|
20-yr record | Jul 14 |
|
COMEX registered palladium
Gold locked in COMEX vaults and pledged as deliverable against futures. Low is the thinnest cushion if many holders demand metal at once.
|
202K oz
QTY
|
+0.0% | +0.1% |
63rd
steady
|
6-mo record | Jul 20 |
| Switzerland gold reserves |
1,039.9 tonnes
QTY
|
+0.0% | +0.0% |
7th
steady
|
7th percentile of 26-yr record | Apr 1 |
| US Mint gold sales |
8K oz
QTY
|
+1600.0% | +1600.0% |
14th
|
40-yr record | Jun 1 |
|
Managed-money net gold (COT)
How heavily speculators are betting, net. Far above zero is a crowded long, far below a crowded short, and either extreme is stretched positioning.
|
120,779 contracts
QTY
|
+4.0%wk | +14.1% |
58th
|
20-yr record | Jul 14 |
| Russia gold reserves |
2,298.5 tonnes
QTY
|
-0.3% | -0.3% |
80th
steady
|
21-yr record | Apr 1 |
| Turkey gold reserves |
729.9 tonnes
QTY
|
-0.3% | -0.3% |
89th
steady
|
26-yr record | May 1 |
|
COMEX palladium coverage
Physical metal backing each unit of paper claims. High is reassuring (more metal behind each claim); low is thin backing.
|
10.9%
RATIO
|
+0.0% | -8.3% |
45th
|
6-mo record | Jul 20 |
|
LBMA London vault gold
Metal in London vaults backing the global spot market. Low is less physical float behind the market.
|
304.29M oz
QTY
|
+0.8% | +0.8% |
84th
rising faster
|
highest since Aug 2022 | Jun 1 |
| US Mint silver sales |
260K oz
QTY
|
— | — |
17th
|
40-yr record | Jun 1 |
|
US gasoline stocks
US stocks of gasoline at the pump's source. Low is a thinner cushion heading into driving season.
|
210.5 MM bbl
QTY
|
-0.7%wk | -2.1% |
36th
falling
|
lowest since Nov 2025 | Jul 10 |
| United States gold reserves |
8,133.5 tonnes
QTY
|
+0.0% | +0.0% |
78th
steady
|
26-yr record | May 1 |
| France gold reserves |
2,437.0 tonnes
QTY
|
+0.0% | +0.0% |
65th
steady
|
26-yr record | Apr 1 |
|
LBMA London vault silver
Metal in London vaults backing the global spot market. Low is less physical float behind the market.
|
902.84M oz
QTY
|
+1.7% | +1.7% |
38th
rising faster
|
10-yr record | Jun 1 |
| Italy gold reserves |
2,451.8 tonnes
QTY
|
+0.0% | +0.0% |
44th
steady
|
26-yr record | Apr 1 |
|
Gold/silver ratio
How many ounces of silver buy one ounce of gold. High means silver is cheap relative to gold.
|
68.9
RATIO
|
-0.3% | — | n/a | Jul 22 | |
|
Gold intl premium
How far the local price sits above or below COMEX. A wide gap signals a tighter local market or local taxes.
|
-2.5%
RATIO
|
-1.9pp | — | n/a | Jul 21 | |
|
Palladium intl premium
How far the local price sits above or below COMEX. A wide gap signals a tighter local market or local taxes.
|
-2.2%
RATIO
|
-3.1pp | — | n/a | Jul 21 | |
|
Platinum intl premium
How far the local price sits above or below COMEX. A wide gap signals a tighter local market or local taxes.
|
+2.6%
RATIO
|
-0.1pp | — | n/a | Jul 22 | |
|
Silver intl premium
How far the local price sits above or below COMEX. A wide gap signals a tighter local market or local taxes.
|
+4.8%
RATIO
|
-4.0pp | — | n/a | Jul 21 |
Weekly series (EIA oil) show week-over-week in the Δ1d column. Percentile is the share of the full record at or below today's level; "n/a" means the stored history is too shallow to rank honestly.
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