Commodities Quote

Retrieve real-time price quotes for commodities including precious metals, energy, and agricultural products using the Octagon MCP server.

Prerequisites

Ensure Octagon MCP is configured in your AI agent (Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, etc.). See

references/mcp-setup.md

for installation instructions.

Workflow

1. Identify the Commodity

Determine the commodity symbol you want to quote:

GCUSD

Gold

SIUSD

Silver

CLUSD

Crude Oil

NGUSD

Natural Gas

etc.

2. Execute Query via Octagon MCP

Use the

octagon-agent

tool with a natural language prompt:

Retrieve the real-time price quote for .

MCP Call Format:

{

"server"

:

"octagon-mcp"

,

"toolName"

:

"octagon-agent"

,

"arguments"

:

{

"prompt"

:

"Retrieve the real-time price quote for GCUSD."

}

}

3. Expected Output

The agent returns comprehensive quote data:

Metric

Value

Current Price

$4,864.20

Change

+$211.60 (+4.55%)

Day Low

$4,690.20

Day High

$4,871.00

50-Day Avg

$4,559.45

200-Day Avg

$3,888.90

Year Low

$2,837.40

Year High

$5,626.80

Trading Volume

18,846

Previous Close

$4,652.60

Data Sources

octagon-stock-data-agent

4. Interpret Results

See

references/interpreting-results.md

for guidance on:

Analyzing price movements

Understanding range positions

Using moving averages

Evaluating volume

Example Queries

Gold Quote:

Retrieve the real-time price quote for GCUSD.

Silver Quote:

Get the current price for silver (SIUSD).

Crude Oil:

What is the current price of crude oil (CLUSD)?

Natural Gas:

Get the real-time quote for natural gas (NGUSD).

Multiple Commodities:

Compare current prices for gold, silver, and platinum.

Common Commodity Symbols

Precious Metals

Symbol

Commodity

GCUSD

Gold

SIUSD

Silver

PLUSD

Platinum

PAUSD

Palladium

Energy

Symbol

Commodity

CLUSD

Crude Oil (WTI)

BZUSD

Brent Crude

NGUSD

Natural Gas

HOUSD

Heating Oil

RBUSD

Gasoline (RBOB)

Base Metals

Symbol

Commodity

HGUSD

Copper

ALUSD

Aluminum

ZNUSD

Zinc

NIUSD

Nickel

Agricultural

Symbol

Commodity

ZCUSD

Corn

ZSUSD

Soybeans

ZWUSD

Wheat

KCUSD

Coffee

SBUSD

Sugar

CTUSD

Cotton

Understanding Quote Data

Price Components

Field

Description

Current Price

Latest traded price

Change

Dollar change from prior close

Change %

Percentage change

Previous Close

Prior session close

Range Data

Field

Description

Day Low

Lowest price today

Day High

Highest price today

Year Low

52-week low

Year High

52-week high

Technical Indicators

Field

Description

50-Day Avg

50-day moving average

200-Day Avg

200-day moving average

Volume

Contracts/units traded

Price Analysis

Day Range Position

Position = (Current - Day Low) / (Day High - Day Low) × 100%

Example

From GCUSD data:

Current: $4,864.20

Day Low: $4,690.20

Day High: $4,871.00

Position: (4,864.20 - 4,690.20) / (4,871.00 - 4,690.20) = 96.2%

Interpretation

Trading near the high of the day (bullish).

52-Week Range Position

Position = (Current - Year Low) / (Year High - Year Low) × 100%

Example

From GCUSD data:

Current: $4,864.20

Year Low: $2,837.40

Year High: $5,626.80

Position: (4,864.20 - 2,837.40) / (5,626.80 - 2,837.40) = 72.6%

Interpretation

Upper portion of 52-week range.

Moving Average Analysis

Price vs. Moving Averages

Condition

Interpretation

Price > 50-day > 200-day

Strong uptrend

Price > 200-day > 50-day

Recovery mode

Price < 200-day < 50-day

Starting downtrend

Price < 50-day < 200-day

Strong downtrend

Example

From GCUSD data:

Price: $4,864.20

50-Day: $4,559.45

200-Day: $3,888.90

Pattern: Price > 50-Day > 200-Day

Interpretation

Strong uptrend confirmed by moving averages.

Golden/Death Cross

Signal

Condition

Meaning

Golden Cross

50-day crosses above 200-day

Bullish

Death Cross

50-day crosses below 200-day

Bearish

Volume Analysis

Volume Context

Volume Level

Interpretation

Above average

High interest

Average

Normal trading

Below average

Low interest

Spike

Significant event

Volume-Price Relationship

Combination

Meaning

High volume + price up

Strong buying

High volume + price down

Strong selling

Low volume + price up

Weak rally

Low volume + price down

Weak decline

Commodity-Specific Factors

Gold (GCUSD)

Driver

Impact

Dollar strength

Inverse relationship

Interest rates

Higher rates = lower gold

Inflation

Hedge demand

Geopolitics

Safe haven flows

Crude Oil (CLUSD)

Driver

Impact

OPEC decisions

Supply impact

Economic growth

Demand driver

Inventory data

Weekly catalyst

Geopolitics

Supply risk

Natural Gas (NGUSD)

Driver

Impact

Weather

Heating/cooling demand

Storage levels

Supply indicator

Production

Shale output

LNG exports

Demand shift

Common Use Cases

Price Check

What is gold trading at right now?

Trend Analysis

Is crude oil above or below its 200-day average?

Range Analysis

Where is silver relative to its 52-week range?

Momentum Check

Is natural gas showing strength today?

Comparison

Compare precious metals prices today.

Analysis Tips

Check the trend

Price vs. moving averages.

Note the range

Day range and 52-week range positions.

Consider volume

Confirms or contradicts price move.

Watch the change %

Context for daily move.

Compare to peers

Gold vs. silver, WTI vs. Brent.

Know the drivers

Fundamental factors for each commodity. Integration with Other Skills Skill Combined Use commodities-list Context on commodity markets stock-historical-index Broader market context stock-price-change Compare to equity performance sector-performance-snapshot Energy sector context