Aluminum (ALI-F)
Commodities · Industrial metal · data since 2014-05-06 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-0.65%
7d
-2.09%
30d
-3.64%
YTD
+18.89%
1y
+34.75%
Aluminum (ALI-F) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 13.5 | -12.3 | 0.6 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 2.5 | -0.9 | -5.0 | -5.7 | 2.4 | 7.1 | -2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 8.9 | -0.6 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | -4.2 | -3.0 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 1.2 | -5.2 | -10.9 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | -12.0 | 2.6 | -1.0 | -4.4 | -6.2 | 5.5 | -2.5 | 7.1 | -3.4 | -4.0 | 8.0 |
| 2022 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 2.4 | -12.9 | -9.4 | -13.1 | 2.6 | -4.9 | -7.9 | 3.3 | 10.4 | -2.0 |
| 2021 | -0.4 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | -5.0 | -6.1 | 6.2 |
| 2020 | -4.5 | -3.3 | -10.2 | -1.4 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 10.9 | -2.0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | -4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -18.2 | 2.2 | -5.5 | -1.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -1.6 | -0.1 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -3.2 | 8.1 | -7.1 | 4.9 | -0.8 | -0.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | -3.5 |
| 2015 | 4.6 | -9.8 | -0.4 | -1.8 | -9.4 | -1.6 | -5.5 | -1.0 | -2.8 | -5.1 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| 2014 | · | · | · | · | 0.2 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | -5.8 | 5.4 | -3.2 | -7.4 |
| Avg | 2.7 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -2.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.7% | -0.5% | +0.5% | +0.7% | -0.4% | -2.8% | +0.2% | +1.6% | +1.0% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +0.5% |
| Win rate | 67%/12 | 50%/12 | 58%/12 | 42%/12 | 62%/13 | 46%/13 | 58%/12 | 58%/12 | 67%/12 | 75%/12 | 67%/12 | 50%/12 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-46.5%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±5.6%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
58%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+13.54%
2026-05
Worst month
-18.2%
2019-06
Longest streaks
16▲ / 9▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Aluminum
Aluminum builds the big heavy things the economy runs on — with price receipts on this site going back to 2014. Since 2014 it has ground out +58% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was May 2026 at +13.54%; its worst, June 2019 at -18.2%.
- It has closed October in the green 9 out of 12 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.