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Lumber Futures to Nickel Futures Ratio
The lumber futures to nickel futures ratio is 0.03361 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Nickel Futures at $17,065.63 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lumber Futures to Nickel Futures ratio
1.000 Mbf of lumber futures = 0.03361 T of nickel futures
Inverse (NICKEL-FUT/LB-FUT): 29.75 — one Metric Ton of nickel futures buys that much lumber futures.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (31th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Nickel Futures
$17,065.63
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Thousand Board Feet ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of nickel futures per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:26:17 GMT.
1Y average
0.03490
median 0.03488
1Y low
0.02791
Jan 7, 2026
1Y high
0.04208
Oct 12, 2025
Normal band
0.03208–0.03772
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.46σ
338 observations
Lumber Futures to Nickel Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LB-FUT/NICKEL-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lumber Futures / Nickel Futures price chart below.
LB-FUT/NICKEL-FUT ratio line
How many T of Nickel Futures one Mbf of Lumber Futures buys, over 1Y.
LB-FUT/NICKEL-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LB-FUT/NICKEL-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lumber Futures and Nickel Futures prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the lumber futures to nickel futures ratio
Lumber Futures to Nickel Futures ratio = Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet ÷ Nickel Futures price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of nickel futures per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $573.54 ÷ $17,065.63 = 0.03361. The inverse is 29.75.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the lumber futures to nickel futures ratio today?
The lumber futures to nickel futures ratio is 0.03361 — Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Nickel Futures at $17,065.63 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lumber futures to nickel futures ratio?
Divide the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet by the nickel futures price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of nickel futures per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures.
What is the inverse of the lumber futures to nickel futures ratio?
The inverse, nickel futures to lumber futures, is 29.75 — how many Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures one Metric Ton of nickel futures buys.