Aluminium price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
2,985usd/t−0.16% today
Aluminium last traded at 2,985 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 over five years (start = 100)
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 2,985 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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