Jul 27, 2026
Today's standout: LME lead stocks, 100th percentile of 19-yr record.
Today's standout is LME lead stocks at 448,850 mt, 100th percentile of 19-yr record. Alongside it, SPR crude reads 311.4 MM bbl.
Down 1.6% on the week, down 8.5% over 30 days.
LME lead stocks: 448,850 mt as of Jul 24. 100th percentile of 19-yr record. Down 0.1% on the day, up 49.8% over 30 days.
SPR crude: 311.4 MM bbl as of Jul 17. Lowest since Mar 1983. Down 1.6% on the week, down 8.5% over 30 days.
COMEX copper stocks: 706,328 short tons as of Jul 23. 6-mo high. Up 0.3% on the day, up 7.7% over 30 days.
COMEX total gold stocks: 27.02M oz as of Jul 23. 6-mo low. Little changed on the day, down 2.8% over 30 days.
COMEX registered gold: 14.76M oz as of Jul 23. 6-mo low. Up 0.1% on the day, down 1.7% over 30 days.
COMEX silver deliverable share: 29.1% as of Jul 23. 6-mo high. Down 0.3% on the day, up 7.4% over 30 days.
China gold reserves: 2,321.6 tonnes as of Apr 1. Highest in the 11-yr record. Up 0.3% on the day, up 0.3% over 30 days.
COMEX gold coverage: 38.5% as of Jul 23. Sits at the 10th percentile of the 6-mo record. Up 0.1% on the day, down 9.7% over 30 days.
Sources: CME Group COMEX warehouse reports, LME warehouse data, EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report, ETF issuer filings, and venue price quotes. Every figure is computed straight from the stored source data; percentiles rank today's level against the series' full record.