Platinum: RSI, real-yield correlation, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-19, Platinum closed at 1638.8 USD/oz, up 0.95% on the day. At the 2026-10-19 close, Platinum was 11.8% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-19 close, Platinum had an RSI(14) of 41.46, in the 21st percentile of its history since 1997, and its 20-day return of -8.88% was in the 7th percentile. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-19 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Platinum were 1686.65 / 1755.76 / 1924.93 USD/oz, with price -2.84% / -6.66% / -14.86% against them. At the 2026-10-19 close, the 52-week range of Platinum was 1477.1–2852.4 USD/oz; it closed 42.55% below the high and 10.95% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 2.017% daily, in the 82nd percentile of its history since 1997. It has returned -2.42% over 5 days and +2.85% over 60 days.
Figures reflect the latest daily snapshot for 2026-10-19.
Platinum here is the continuous series of the NYMEX Platinum futures contract (PL), priced in US dollars per troy ounce: a futures price, not the spot price or the LBMA fixing.
=== PLATINUM (USD/oz) ===
price & change (as of 2026-10-19, prior 2026-10-16)
close 1638.80
change +15.50 (+0.955%)
moving averages (as of 2026-10-19)
20d MA 1686.65 price below by -2.84%
50d MA 1755.76 price below by -6.66%
200d MA 1924.93 price below by -14.86%
price < all MAs
stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-10-19)
20d stdev 2.017% daily ≈ 32.0% annualised (×√252) (82nd pct of own history, since 1997 (6550 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.79× (2.017% vs 2.548% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-19) (thin feed: most daily bars are close-only settles, so ATR uses only the full bars, 82 of the last 250)
ATR(14) 39.61
ATR% 2.42% (86th pct of own history, since 1997 (3550 obs))
52-week range (as of 2026-10-19)
high 2852.40 (-42.55% from high)
low 1477.10 (+10.95% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-19)
RSI(14) 41.46 (21st pct of own history, since 1997 (6556 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-19)
5d return -2.42%
20d return -8.88%
60d return +2.85%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis (to 2008) 2.19% (from 1997-10-29)
ZIRP (2009–2015) 1.39%
tightening (2015–2018) 1.32%
ZIRP (2019–2021) 2.06%
tightening (2022–2023) 1.89%
easing (2024– ) 2.55%
real-yield sensitivity (platinum weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-10-16)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.19 (26w)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.25 (52w)
cross-asset sensitivity (platinum weekly returns vs the US dollar index (DXY) and S&P 500) (as of 2026-10-19)
vs DXY -0.52 (26w)
vs DXY -0.38 (52w)
vs S&P 500 +0.44 (26w)
vs S&P 500 +0.37 (52w)