Lead price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
1,886usd/t+0.16% today
Lead last traded at 1,886 usd/t (close of October 13, 2026), down 5.2% year to date and down 4.5% 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 2.3% below that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 1,850 and 2,095; today's price sits at 21% of that range.
One-month volatility is 15% annualised, high compared with its own history, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 11.7%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- +1.5%
- 1M
- +0.4%
- 3M
- +1.8%
- 6M
- −1.8%
- Year to date
- −5.2%
- 1Y
- −4.5%
- 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.
Lead over five years (start = 100)
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Downtrend
- vs 200-day average
- −2.3%
- RSI (14 days)
- 52
- Momentum 12-1
- −4.9%
- Volatility 1M
- 15.4%
- Volatility 1Y
- 12.2%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −11.7%
- 52-week range position
- 21%
Questions
How has lead performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Lead is −5.2% year to date and −4.5% over the last twelve months, at 1,886 usd/t.
Is lead above its 200-day moving average?
No: the price is 2.3% below its 200-day average of 1,945. With the 50-day average also below it, the trend reads as down.
How volatile is lead?
Its one-month volatility is 15.4% annualised and one-year volatility 12.2%. Current volatility is at the 94th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
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Source: MarketStack commodity prices. Figures are historical and descriptive; they are not forecasts and not investment advice. MEDGE Capital does not recommend buying or selling any instrument. Risk disclaimer.