国泰君安期货铂镍周报-20251221

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the document Core Viewpoints - Platinum continues to rise impulsively, and palladium is moving forward to break through the previous high. Both platinum and palladium are relatively strong. The price ranges are 500 - 580 yuan/gram for Guangbo platinum and 440 - 520 yuan/gram for Guangbo palladium. [3][4] - This week, both Guangbo platinum and palladium had strong rallies, with weekly gains of over 15%. Overseas platinum and palladium also showed strength. The rally was due to the weak US dollar and the tight spot market in London, along with high investment sentiment. It is expected that platinum and palladium will continue to rise strongly next week, with greater volatility expected for Guangbo platinum. [5] Summary by Relevant Catalogs Trading Aspect (Price, Spread, Funds, and Positions) - This week, the 2612 contracts of platinum and palladium were launched for trading. As of Friday's close, the total positions of Guangbo platinum were 37,675 lots with a trading volume of 548,453 lots, and the total positions of Guangbo palladium were 15,079 lots with a trading volume of 322,496 lots. The current monthly structure of platinum is PT2606 < PT2608 < PT2610 < PT2612, and that of palladium is PD2606 < PD2608 < PD2610 < PD2612. The inventory data of the Guangzhou Futures Exchange is not yet disclosed. [8] - This week, the spread between London spot platinum and New York platinum's active contract widened to an average of -$60 per ounce. The spread between New York platinum's continuous contract and the active contract became at a discount, with an average spread of -$60 per ounce in the past three days. The spread between London spot palladium and New York palladium's active contract was further at a discount, reaching -$100 per ounce, and the spread between New York palladium's continuous contract and the active contract also remained negative, with a spread of -$50 per ounce on Friday. [10][13] - For platinum's spot-futures positive arbitrage (buy spot and sell 2606), the cost is 8.2 yuan/gram, the spread is 21.9 yuan/gram, and there is a profit margin of 13.7 yuan/gram. For palladium's spot-futures positive arbitrage, the cost is 7.1 yuan/gram, the spread is 50.2 yuan/gram, and there is a profit margin of 43.1 yuan/gram. [16][18] - For platinum's near-far month calendar spread positive arbitrage (buy 2606 and sell 2610), the cost is 6.6 yuan/gram, the spread is only 3.4 yuan/gram, and the arbitrage window is not yet open. For palladium's near-far month calendar spread positive arbitrage, the cost is 5.9 yuan/gram, the spread is 3.0 yuan/gram, and the arbitrage window is not yet open. [20][22] - For the import parity calculation of platinum (buy London platinum forward and sell 2606), the cost is 57.2 yuan/gram, the spread is 110.2 yuan/gram, and there is a profit margin of 53 yuan/gram. For palladium, the cost is 51.8 yuan/gram, the spread is 97.6 yuan/gram, and there is a profit margin of 45.8 yuan/gram. [24][26] - As the absolute prices of platinum and palladium rose this week, the recycling discount of platinum slightly deepened to -98 yuan/gram, and that of palladium also slightly deepened to -53 yuan/gram. [28] - This week, the holdings of platinum ETFs increased by 1.23 tons (about 395,000 ounces), and the holdings of palladium ETFs increased by 0.92 tons (about 296,000 ounces). [30] Fundamentals (Inventory and Import - Export Data) - In the past month, both the overseas forward markets of platinum and palladium have been in a contango structure. In the past week, the contango of platinum has shown an upward trend again, with all tenors' contango remaining above 10% annualized. The contango depth of palladium has decreased, with all tenors' contango falling within 3% annualized. [36] - This week, the NYMEX platinum inventory slightly increased to 624,700 ounces, about 19.43 tons, and the proportion of registered warrants fell below 50%. The NYMEX palladium inventory slightly decreased to 189,100 ounces, about 5.9 tons, and the proportion of registered warrants slightly rebounded to 70.3%. [37][40] - Since 2020, palladium has had almost no export volume and has been in a state of pure import, with a cumulative net inflow of 162 tons. In October, the import volume was 2.98 tons, and the net inflow was 2.96 tons. In November, the data is not yet available. Since September 2025, the export volume of platinum has increased sharply, and the import volume and net inflow have diverged. Since January 2020, the cumulative net inflow of platinum has been 547.98 tons. In October, the import volume was 10.15 tons, and the net inflow was 6.43 tons. In November, the data is not yet available. [47] - A negative supply - demand balance indicates that the total buy orders are greater than the sell orders, and the market - makers of the London platinum and palladium fixing prices have a stronger willingness to buy. The supply - demand balance of London platinum fixing was negative for four days this week, indicating a tight spot market for London platinum. The supply - demand balance of London palladium fixing was negative on Thursday and Friday. [48][49]