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Lithium to Heating Oil Futures Ratio
The lithium to heating oil futures ratio is 36812 — Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton divided by Heating Oil Futures at $4.36 per Gallan.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lithium to Heating Oil Futures ratio
1.000 T of lithium = 36,811.9 Gal of heating oil futures
Inverse (HO-FUT/LC): 0.00002717 — one Gallan of heating oil futures buys that much lithium.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (35th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lithium
¥160,500.00
per Metric Ton
Heating Oil Futures
$4.36
per Gallan
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Gallan. The ratio reads as Gallans of heating oil futures per Metric Ton of lithium. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:32:21 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (CNY and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
44054
median 42921
1Y low
29714
Sep 26, 2025
1Y high
76364
Jan 14, 2026
Normal band
33372–54735
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.68σ
328 observations
Lithium to Heating Oil Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC/HO-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lithium / Heating Oil Futures price chart below.
LC/HO-FUT ratio line
How many Gal of Heating Oil Futures one T of Lithium buys, over 1Y.
LC/HO-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC/HO-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lithium and Heating Oil Futures prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the lithium to heating oil futures ratio
Lithium to Heating Oil Futures ratio = Lithium price per Metric Ton ÷ Heating Oil Futures price per Gallan
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallans of heating oil futures per Metric Ton of lithium — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $160,500.00 ÷ $4.36 = 36812. The inverse is 0.00002717.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the lithium to heating oil futures ratio today?
The lithium to heating oil futures ratio is 36812 — Lithium at $160,500.00 per Metric Ton divided by Heating Oil Futures at $4.36 per Gallan, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lithium to heating oil futures ratio?
Divide the lithium price per Metric Ton by the heating oil futures price per Gallan. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallans of heating oil futures per Metric Ton of lithium.
What is the inverse of the lithium to heating oil futures ratio?
The inverse, heating oil futures to lithium, is 0.00002717 — how many Metric Tons of lithium one Gallan of heating oil futures buys.