Palladium price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
1,125usd/t.oz−0.31% today
Palladium last traded at 1,125 usd/t.oz (close of October 13, 2026), down 31.0% year to date and down 27.1% 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 23.1% below that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 1,126 and 2,190; today's price sits at 0% of that range.
One-month volatility is 26% annualised, low compared with its own history, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 48.6%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- −4.0%
- 1M
- −14.8%
- 3M
- −13.8%
- 6M
- −29.2%
- Year to date
- −31.0%
- 1Y
- −27.1%
- 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.
Palladium over five years (start = 100)
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Downtrend
- vs 200-day average
- −23.1%
- RSI (14 days)
- 30
- Momentum 12-1
- −14.4%
- Volatility 1M
- 26.0%
- Volatility 1Y
- 56.4%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −48.6%
- 52-week range position
- 0%
Futures positioning (CFTC COT)
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net short position of 9,385 contracts in Palladium (44.6% of open interest), near the most short of the past year. MEDGE reads this as “crowded short”. Report of October 6, 2026.
Palladium COT report: positions, history and what followed extremes →
Questions
How has palladium performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Palladium is −31.0% year to date and −27.1% over the last twelve months, at 1,125 usd/t.oz.
Is palladium above its 200-day moving average?
No: the price is 23.1% below its 200-day average of 1,466. With the 50-day average also below it, the trend reads as down.
How volatile is palladium?
Its one-month volatility is 26.0% annualised and one-year volatility 56.4%. Current volatility is at the 0th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
Are hedge funds long or short palladium?
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net short position of 9,385 contracts in Palladium (44.6% of open interest), near the most short of the past year. Figures from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of October 6, 2026.
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Source: MarketStack commodity prices; CFTC Commitments of Traders (Disaggregated, futures only). 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.