Global X Lithium and Battery Tech ETF (LIT)

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"Crashing lithium prices turn the industry from 'euphoria' to 'despair.' What's next?"

The critical metal used to make electric vehicle batteries, once described as "the new oil," has been crashing in price amid a slowdown in EV demand.

Lithium prices are down more than 80% from their 2022 peak — the same year in which Tesla's (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk noted the metal has gone to "insane levels!"

"The critical silvery-white soft metal is bought via contracts between buyers and sellers, which are typically kept private. However, prices in China, the largest refiner and consumer of lithium, are public. Those plummeted from an all-time high beyond $80,000 per metric ton in 2022 to below $14,000 this month, according to Fastmarkets data."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crashing-lithium-prices-turn-the-industry-from-euphoria-to-despair-whats-next-184543769.html