Lithium price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
104,400cny/t−3.56% today
Lithium last traded at 104,400 cny/t (close of October 13, 2026), down 5.8% year to date and up 52.7% 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 26.9% below that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 73,000 and 200,500; today's price sits at 30% of that range.
One-month volatility is 31% annualised, close to the middle of its historical range, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 44.3%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- —
- 1M
- −21.5%
- 3M
- −27.5%
- 6M
- −30.9%
- Year to date
- −5.8%
- 1Y
- +52.7%
- 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.
Lithium over five years (start = 100)
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Downtrend
- vs 200-day average
- −26.9%
- RSI (14 days)
- 18
- Momentum 12-1
- +94.6%
- Volatility 1M
- 30.9%
- Volatility 1Y
- 36.5%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −44.3%
- 52-week range position
- 30%
Questions
How has lithium performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Lithium is −5.8% year to date and +52.7% over the last twelve months, at 104,400 cny/t.
Is lithium above its 200-day moving average?
No: the price is 26.9% below its 200-day average of 152,819. With the 50-day average also below it, the trend reads as down.
How volatile is lithium?
Its one-month volatility is 30.9% annualised and one-year volatility 36.5%. Current volatility is at the 70th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
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