Nickel price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
15,250usd/t−1.80% today
Nickel last traded at 15,250 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 over five years (start = 100)
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 15,250 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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