MRCI hopes this profile of the NYM Platinum futures contract, with
its statistics and feature studies, will help you derive wise trading decisions from its presentation of
long-term perspective, computer analysis, and historical background. This additional history is designed
to complement the body of knowledge contained in any seasonal patterns and strategies published. The weekly
and monthly charts on this page depict prices for nearby contracts, which most closely reflect the
underlying cash market.
The table below offers a statistical analysis of historical daily trading in the NYM Platinum futures.
The average range for each day of the week in each year and overall has been computed for purposes of comparison and
further insight into the dynamics of this market.
MRCI's Nearby Futures Range Detail for Platinum(NYMEX) from 1/1976 - 3/2024
Calendar Year
Monday Avg Rng
Tuesday Avg Rng
Wednesday Avg Rng
Thursday Avg Rng
Friday Avg Rng
Yearly Avg Rng
1976
3.0($151)
3.0($151)
2.6($132)
2.6($132)
2.5($125)
2.8($138)
1977
2.4($119)
1.9($96)
1.9($97)
1.9($96)
2.0($98)
2.0($101)
1978
7.0($351)
6.6($330)
6.4($318)
6.2($310)
6.4($318)
6.5($325)
1979
11.6($582)
12.6($628)
12.1($607)
11.8($588)
11.9($593)
12.0($600)
1980
27.2($1360)
24.1($1205)
26.7($1333)
25.9($1295)
23.8($1192)
25.5($1277)
1981
16.1($806)
12.7($634)
13.1($654)
14.0($699)
12.8($641)
13.7($686)
1982
13.2($661)
12.7($635)
13.8($690)
12.6($629)
13.3($667)
13.1($656)
1983
13.2($661)
10.3($517)
11.4($569)
11.0($551)
9.5($475)
11.1($553)
1984
6.5($326)
5.8($291)
5.7($285)
6.3($315)
7.0($350)
6.3($313)
1985
8.6($429)
8.0($399)
7.1($355)
6.8($341)
6.8($342)
7.5($373)
1986
14.9($747)
13.2($661)
13.6($678)
13.5($677)
12.7($634)
13.6($679)
1987
14.7($733)
13.9($694)
13.5($676)
14.2($708)
13.7($686)
14.0($699)
1988
13.3($666)
13.0($650)
13.2($658)
11.6($578)
12.2($611)
12.6($632)
1989
8.3($416)
8.7($436)
9.4($472)
9.2($460)
10.9($547)
9.3($467)
1990
8.3($414)
8.9($443)
8.0($399)
7.0($352)
7.8($389)
8.0($399)
1991
4.6($230)
5.2($260)
5.2($259)
6.6($328)
5.9($296)
5.5($275)
1992
4.3($213)
4.8($242)
4.7($235)
4.9($245)
4.9($243)
4.7($235)
1993
5.6($282)
5.6($282)
5.5($275)
6.2($308)
5.2($258)
5.6($281)
1994
5.4($270)
4.9($245)
5.2($258)
5.6($278)
5.4($269)
5.3($264)
1995
4.3($217)
4.9($247)
4.9($243)
5.9($297)
5.3($263)
5.1($254)
1996
3.1($155)
3.3($166)
3.3($164)
3.1($157)
3.6($182)
3.3($165)
1997
6.6($332)
7.4($368)
7.2($358)
7.1($356)
7.4($372)
7.1($357)
1998
6.3($313)
6.8($341)
7.8($392)
7.3($363)
6.6($332)
7.0($349)
1999
5.3($263)
6.6($331)
6.2($310)
5.8($292)
5.8($292)
6.0($299)
2000
11.3($563)
11.8($592)
12.1($605)
12.7($633)
12.0($599)
12.0($599)
2001
10.2($509)
9.4($468)
8.6($430)
9.8($488)
9.8($491)
9.5($477)
2002
7.9($395)
8.0($398)
9.2($459)
8.7($435)
8.0($400)
8.4($418)
2003
11.5($575)
11.0($551)
11.2($560)
11.4($568)
10.3($517)
11.1($554)
2004
15.6($778)
14.5($727)
16.2($809)
16.3($817)
14.3($714)
15.4($770)
2005
11.1($555)
12.3($613)
11.1($557)
11.4($570)
9.9($497)
11.2($559)
2006
25.5($1276)
25.4($1270)
24.0($1202)
24.8($1240)
25.3($1264)
25.0($1250)
2007
20.3($1015)
20.3($1013)
20.7($1037)
19.4($971)
22.0($1102)
20.6($1028)
2008
60.6($3031)
63.8($3192)
56.3($2816)
63.7($3186)
62.7($3133)
61.4($3070)
2009
34.2($1711)
32.9($1647)
28.9($1447)
30.3($1513)
29.9($1495)
31.2($1561)
2010
29.4($1469)
34.2($1712)
32.6($1630)
34.2($1711)
31.7($1586)
32.5($1624)
2011
35.6($1779)
33.8($1690)
35.7($1787)
38.0($1900)
32.6($1628)
35.1($1756)
2012
26.2($1309)
32.2($1610)
29.1($1455)
29.7($1486)
29.5($1476)
29.4($1469)
2013
28.2($1409)
28.0($1400)
28.8($1439)
31.0($1551)
28.4($1420)
28.9($1444)
2014
20.8($1038)
21.3($1066)
19.3($965)
22.4($1120)
20.5($1024)
20.8($1042)
2015
24.0($1201)
21.0($1050)
20.0($1000)
21.0($1049)
21.2($1062)
21.4($1070)
2016
21.7($1084)
21.9($1097)
22.4($1118)
23.2($1160)
25.2($1261)
22.9($1145)
2017
16.4($821)
16.4($822)
16.2($811)
15.9($795)
16.1($807)
16.2($811)
2018
15.8($789)
16.3($814)
15.6($780)
16.9($845)
14.9($744)
15.9($795)
2019
17.6($881)
16.5($823)
18.1($907)
17.9($896)
18.9($945)
17.8($891)
2020
39.9($1993)
36.5($1824)
33.7($1686)
35.1($1754)
32.3($1617)
35.5($1773)
2021
34.4($1719)
35.8($1792)
33.4($1669)
33.4($1670)
36.0($1801)
34.6($1730)
2022
32.6($1630)
31.5($1575)
31.9($1593)
33.2($1658)
30.0($1498)
31.8($1590)
2023
26.1($1307)
25.5($1274)
25.5($1277)
25.7($1285)
26.0($1300)
25.8($1288)
2024
21.8($1089)
21.4($1068)
23.3($1167)
20.7($1037)
25.6($1278)
22.5($1127)
What other characteristics do NYM Platinum futures exhibit for various days of the
week? We ran various studies for the last 180 calendar days of trading prior to trading prior to
expiration for each contract.
MRCI's Nearby Futures Summary for Platinum(NYMEX) from 1/1976 - 3/2024
The table below represents yearly low, high, last yield in the cash market for the
NYM Platinum futures contracts. Quotes are from daily cash market price activity.
The focus on a single market each month can provide you more in-depth knowledge of how it trades. What if you knew such things as ... (1) average daily ranges by day of week (2)Â how often it tends to close higher/lower by day of week (3)Â how often it tends to gap up/down (4)Â historical summary of daily % of price change