WTI Crude Falls 5% Intraday; Spot Silver Rises 2%, Gold Tops $4,370

The split between a sharp crude selloff and firmer precious metals points to a rotation rather than a uniform risk move: silver's larger percentage gain alongside gold's push higher suggests metals are drawing haven or inflation-hedge demand even as energy weakens. That divergence matters most for traders holding cross-commodity exposure, where oil-linked positions and metals positions are now pulling in opposite directions. Whether crude's decline and the metals bid persist in tandem, or one leg gives way, is the open question worth tracking.