Nickel price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
15,576usd/t+0.26% today
Nickel last traded at 15,576 usd/t (close of October 13, 2026), down 6.6% year to date and up 3.2% 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 10.2% below that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 14,265 and 19,825; today's price sits at 25% of that range.
One-month volatility is 15% annualised, close to the middle of its historical range, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 21.7%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- −0.2%
- 1M
- −4.8%
- 3M
- −6.8%
- 6M
- −14.5%
- Year to date
- −6.6%
- 1Y
- +3.2%
- 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.
Nickel price over five years
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Downtrend
- vs 200-day average
- −10.2%
- RSI (14 days)
- 36
- Momentum 12-1
- +8.3%
- Volatility 1M
- 15.2%
- Volatility 1Y
- 22.0%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −21.7%
- 52-week range position
- 25%
Questions
How has nickel performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Nickel is −6.6% year to date and +3.2% over the last twelve months, at 15,576 usd/t.
Is nickel above its 200-day moving average?
No: the price is 10.2% below its 200-day average of 17,427. With the 50-day average also below it, the trend reads as down.
How volatile is nickel?
Its one-month volatility is 15.2% annualised and one-year volatility 22.0%. Current volatility is at the 46th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
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