Platinum (PL-F)
Commodities · Precious metal · data since 1997-10-29 · last close 2026-07-26
1d
+2.23%
7d
+2.05%
30d
+0.24%
YTD
-19.65%
1y
+16.16%
Platinum (PL-F) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.4 | 12.5 | -17.6 | 1.5 | -2.9 | -19.4 | 5.5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 15.6 | -9.8 | 8.3 | -4.5 | 9.1 | 26.8 | -3.6 | 6.2 | 16.0 | -0.9 | 6.9 | 21.3 |
| 2024 | -7.1 | -4.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 10.3 | -3.5 | -2.0 | -5.5 | 5.5 | 1.3 | -4.3 | -5.8 |
| 2023 | -5.8 | -5.6 | 4.1 | 9.5 | -7.5 | -10.2 | 5.0 | 2.3 | -6.6 | 3.3 | -0.6 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 1.8 | -4.4 | -5.5 | 3.4 | -7.3 | -1.5 | -6.6 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -1.9 | -9.3 | -2.2 | -3.1 | -5.2 | 6.1 | -9.1 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | -1.3 | -10.1 | -16.0 | 11.8 | 7.5 | -3.4 | 8.5 | 2.6 | -3.7 | -6.3 | 14.2 | 11.5 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 6.4 | -2.8 | 4.6 | -10.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 6.1 | -5.0 | 5.3 | -3.5 | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | -1.5 | -6.0 | -3.0 | 1.0 | -6.1 | -1.4 | -6.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | -4.9 | -0.3 |
| 2017 | 10.1 | 3.7 | -7.9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -2.6 | 1.5 | 6.3 | -8.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 2016 | -2.2 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 10.4 | -9.2 | 4.4 | 12.3 | -8.4 | -2.1 | -5.1 | -6.9 | -0.7 |
| 2015 | 2.5 | -4.2 | -3.7 | -0.2 | -2.5 | -2.9 | -8.8 | 2.6 | -10.2 | 9.0 | -15.8 | 7.1 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 5.3 | -1.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -1.0 | -2.7 | -9.0 | -4.8 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| 2013 | 8.8 | -5.5 | -0.7 | -4.2 | -3.0 | -8.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | -7.7 | 2.7 | -5.4 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 13.3 | 6.7 | -3.1 | -4.3 | -9.7 | 2.3 | -2.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | -5.4 | 1.7 | -4.0 |
| 2011 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 5.2 | -2.0 | -6.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | -18.1 | 5.2 | -2.4 | -10.3 |
| 2010 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 | -11.3 | -1.1 | 3.0 | -3.4 | 8.4 | 3.2 | -3.2 | 7.5 |
| 2009 | 2.5 | · | 16.8 | -2.2 | · | 7.3 | -0.8 | · | 11.0 | 0.1 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 13.6 | 24.1 | -6.1 | -2.7 | · | 5.0 | -15.4 | · | -42.0 | -20.1 | · | 15.4 |
| 2007 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | · | -1.9 | 1.7 | -2.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 | · | 4.1 |
| 2006 | 9.6 | · | -0.7 | 9.8 | 7.2 | -0.0 | -0.4 | · | -8.1 | -5.7 | 6.9 | -1.0 |
| 2005 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| 2004 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 2.4 | -5.0 | · | · | -5.3 | 6.1 | -0.8 | -3.3 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| 2003 | 9.0 | 2.1 | -3.6 | -7.6 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 6.8 | · | 7.5 |
| 2002 | -5.6 | · | 10.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | -1.6 | -2.4 | 7.8 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | -1.4 | 1.5 | -9.0 | 7.2 | 1.4 | -7.1 | -15.3 | -6.6 | -2.2 | -4.8 | 8.9 | 9.7 |
| 2000 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| 1999 | -4.8 | 10.0 | -5.9 | -1.3 | 3.1 | -3.9 | -2.0 | 1.9 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2.7 |
| 1998 | 4.7 | -1.2 | 6.5 | -2.0 | -8.0 | -1.8 | 4.4 | -4.8 | -1.7 | -4.8 | 5.6 | 2.6 |
| 1997 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.4 | -5.2 | -3.3 |
| Avg | 3.4 | 2.4 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
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 | +3.4% | +2.4% | -0.6% | +1.3% | -0.3% | -1.1% | -0.2% | +0.6% | -1.8% | +0.1% | +1.0% | +3.1% |
| Win rate | 76%/29 | 65%/26 | 45%/29 | 52%/29 | 52%/25 | 36%/28 | 46%/28 | 56%/25 | 36%/28 | 62%/29 | 54%/26 | 66%/29 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-73.5%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±7.1%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
54%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+26.84%
2025-06
Worst month
-42%
2008-09
Longest streaks
13▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Platinum
Platinum shows up, compounds, repeats — with price receipts on this site going back to 1997. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1997) would be about $383 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was June 2025 at +26.84%; its worst, September 2008 at -42%.
- It has closed January in the green 22 out of 29 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.