Ruida Futures(SZ:002961) Rui Da Qi Huo·2026-01-09 09:16Report Summary 1. Investment Rating No investment rating for the industry is provided in the report. 2. Core View - The geopolitical risk from the US's tough action against Venezuela boosts the safe - haven attribute of precious metals, but the trading sentiment of the platinum and palladium market weakens due to concentrated long - position reduction. The Fed's potential balance - sheet expansion provides bottom support for the precious metals market [7]. - The supply shortage of platinum persists due to long - term structural constraints in major producing areas, and the industrial demand remains resilient, especially in the automotive industry. In contrast, the demand for palladium is expected to weaken as it is over - concentrated in the automotive catalyst field and affected by the popularization of new - energy vehicles. The market is shifting from supply shortage to surplus. In the short term, the US - Venezuela situation may support platinum and palladium prices, while in the long term, the "platinum - strong, palladium - weak" trend is likely to continue [7]. - The operating ranges are: for London platinum, the upper resistance is $2500 per ounce and the lower support is $1900 per ounce; for London palladium, the upper resistance is $1900 per ounce and the lower support is $1500 per ounce [7]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Week - on - Week Summary - The US - Venezuela situation boosts the safe - haven attribute of precious metals, but trading sentiment weakens due to long - position reduction. The Fed's balance - sheet expansion provides support [7]. - Platinum supply shortage persists due to structural issues in major producing areas, and industrial demand is resilient. Palladium demand is expected to weaken as the market shifts to surplus, but the bullish sentiment from rate - cut expectations may support prices [7]. - In the short term, the US - Venezuela situation may support prices; in the long term, the "platinum - strong, palladium - weak" trend is likely [7]. 3.2 Futures and Spot Markets - The platinum and palladium markets rebounded this week, showing a volatile and upward trend [8]. - As of January 9, 2026, the Guangzhou Futures Exchange's palladium main contract 2606 was at 499.05 yuan/gram, up 17.37% week - on - week; the platinum main contract 2606 was at 599.80 yuan/gram, up 13.76% week - on - week [10]. - NYMEX platinum and palladium long - position net holdings differ significantly, with palladium showing a net outflow. As of December 30, 2025, NYMEX platinum long - position net holdings were 23,636 contracts, down 6.95% month - on - month; palladium long - position net holdings were - 1546 contracts, up 5.21% month - on - month [11][15]. - This week, the basis of NYMEX platinum and palladium main contracts weakened [16]. - As of January 8, 2026, NYMEX platinum inventory was 625,014.69 ounces, down 4.26% month - on - month; palladium inventory was 211,305.82 ounces, up 0.61% month - on - month [24]. - The price ratio of NYMEX platinum to COMEX gold significantly increased at the beginning of 2025 [25]. - The rolling correlation coefficient between platinum and gold prices rises [27]. - Recently, the positive correlation between platinum prices and NYMEX platinum inventory and the US dollar index has weakened marginally [31]. 3.3 Industry Supply and Demand - As of November 2025, the import and export volumes of platinum decreased [35]. - The demand for platinum in automobile exhaust catalysts decreased marginally [40]. - The total global demand for platinum and palladium shows a moderate downward trend, and the global supply of platinum and palladium declines [45][50]. 3.4 Macroeconomics and Options - This week, the US dollar index and the 10 - year US Treasury yield rebounded steadily [54].