Zinc price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
3,676usd/t−0.02% today
Zinc last traded at 3,676 usd/t (close of October 13, 2026), up 19.3% year to date and up 23.2% 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 6.2% above that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 2,940 and 4,037; today's price sits at 72% of that range.
One-month volatility is 21% annualised, close to the middle of its historical range, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 11.3%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- −1.2%
- 1M
- −3.6%
- 3M
- +3.6%
- 6M
- +11.4%
- Year to date
- +19.3%
- 1Y
- +23.2%
- 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.
Zinc over five years (start = 100)
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Uptrend
- vs 200-day average
- +6.2%
- RSI (14 days)
- 43
- Momentum 12-1
- +27.9%
- Volatility 1M
- 20.8%
- Volatility 1Y
- 19.9%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −11.3%
- 52-week range position
- 72%
Questions
How has zinc performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Zinc is +19.3% year to date and +23.2% over the last twelve months, at 3,676 usd/t.
Is zinc above its 200-day moving average?
Yes: the price is 6.2% above its 200-day average of 3,506. With the 50-day average also above it, the trend reads as up.
How volatile is zinc?
Its one-month volatility is 20.8% annualised and one-year volatility 19.9%. Current volatility is at the 65th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
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