Palm oil price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
4,596myr/t−2.21% today
Palm oil last traded at 4,596 myr/t (close of October 13, 2026), up 15.6% year to date and up 4.1% over twelve months.
It is in an uptrend: both the price and its 50-day average are above the 200-day average, with the price 4.2% above that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 3,906 and 5,018; today's price sits at 70% of that range.
One-month volatility is 19% annualised, close to the middle of its historical range, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 13.5%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- +2.7%
- 1M
- −2.7%
- 3M
- +2.4%
- 6M
- +4.8%
- Year to date
- +15.6%
- 1Y
- +4.1%
- 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.
Palm oil over five years (start = 100)
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Uptrend
- vs 200-day average
- +4.2%
- RSI (14 days)
- 49
- Momentum 12-1
- +7.1%
- Volatility 1M
- 19.4%
- Volatility 1Y
- 20.7%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −13.5%
- 52-week range position
- 70%
Questions
How has palm oil performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Palm oil is +15.6% year to date and +4.1% over the last twelve months, at 4,596 myr/t.
Is palm oil above its 200-day moving average?
Yes: the price is 4.2% above its 200-day average of 4,491. With the 50-day average also above it, the trend reads as up.
How volatile is palm oil?
Its one-month volatility is 19.4% annualised and one-year volatility 20.7%. Current volatility is at the 58th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
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