Aluminium price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
3,010usd/t−0.88% today
Aluminium last traded at 3,010 usd/t (close of October 13, 2026), up 1.3% year to date and up 9.6% over twelve months.
It is in a downtrend: both the price and its 50-day average are below the 200-day average, with the price 7.9% below that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 2,746 and 3,762; today's price sits at 29% of that range.
One-month volatility is 14% annualised, close to the middle of its historical range, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 19.3%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- −3.5%
- 1M
- −6.8%
- 3M
- −4.4%
- 6M
- −15.3%
- Year to date
- +1.3%
- 1Y
- +9.6%
- 3Y
- —
- 5Y
- —
Spot price changes, close to close. They do not include the roll cost or carry of futures, which is what commodity ETFs earn.
Aluminium price over five years
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Downtrend
- vs 200-day average
- −7.9%
- RSI (14 days)
- 30
- Momentum 12-1
- +17.6%
- Volatility 1M
- 14.5%
- Volatility 1Y
- 21.2%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −19.3%
- 52-week range position
- 29%
Questions
How has aluminium performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Aluminium is +1.3% year to date and +9.6% over the last twelve months, at 3,010 usd/t.
Is aluminium above its 200-day moving average?
No: the price is 7.9% below its 200-day average of 3,298. With the 50-day average also below it, the trend reads as down.
How volatile is aluminium?
Its one-month volatility is 14.5% annualised and one-year volatility 21.2%. Current volatility is at the 37th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
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