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Palladium: 1.2% of its 52-week range

On 2026-10-20, Palladium closed at 1099.6 USD/oz, down 1.48% on the day. At the 2026-10-20 close, Palladium was 1.2% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-20 close, Palladium had an RSI(14) of 33.08, in the 7th percentile of its history since 1998, and its 20-day return of -14.95% was in the 6th percentile. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Palladium were 1161.39 / 1265.4 / 1446.26 USD/oz, with price -5.32% / -13.10% / -23.97% against them. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of Palladium was 1086.5–2169.9 USD/oz; it closed 49.32% below the high and 1.21% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.886% daily, in the 47th percentile of its history since 1998. It has returned -1.64% over 5 days and -14.73% over 60 days.

Figures reflect the latest daily snapshot for 2026-10-20.

Palladium here is the continuous series of the NYMEX Palladium futures contract (PA), priced in US dollars per troy ounce: a futures price, not the spot price or the LBMA fixing.

=== PALLADIUM  (USD/oz) ===
  price & change   (as of 2026-10-20, prior 2026-10-19)
    close       1099.60
    change      -16.50  (-1.478%)
  moving averages  (as of 2026-10-20)
     20d MA     1161.39   price below by -5.32%
     50d MA     1265.40   price below by -13.10%
    200d MA     1446.26   price below by -23.97%
    price < all MAs
    stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
  volatility       (as of 2026-10-20)
    20d stdev   1.886% daily ≈ 29.9% annualised (×√252)   (47th pct of own history, since 1998 (6558 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.65× (1.886% vs 2.920% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-10-20)  (thin feed: most daily bars are close-only settles, so ATR uses only the full bars, 67 of the last 250)
    ATR(14)    49.22
    ATR%        4.48%   (93rd pct of own history, since 1998 (3026 obs))
  52-week range    (as of 2026-10-20)
    high        2169.90   (-49.32% from high)
    low         1086.50   (+1.21% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-10-20)
    RSI(14)     33.08   (7th pct of own history, since 1998 (6564 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-10-20)
     5d return  -1.64%
    20d return  -14.95%
    60d return  -14.73%
  volatility by rate-era
    pre-crisis (to 2008)     2.72%   (from 1998-09-28)
    ZIRP (2009–2015)         2.03%
    tightening (2015–2018)   1.65%
    ZIRP (2019–2021)         2.67%
    tightening (2022–2023)   2.99%
    easing (2024– )          2.92%
  real-yield sensitivity (palladium weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10)  (as of 2026-10-19)
    vs real yield (Δ) -0.34 (26w)
    vs real yield (Δ) -0.32 (52w)
  cross-asset sensitivity (palladium weekly returns vs the US dollar index (DXY) and S&P 500)  (as of 2026-10-20)
    vs DXY      -0.37 (26w)
    vs DXY      -0.28 (52w)
    vs S&P 500  +0.53 (26w)
    vs S&P 500  +0.47 (52w)