All-time high and drawdowns
Ethereum All-Time High & DrawdownsETHUSDT
Canonical spot series aggregated across major exchanges - data to 2026-10-31
All-time high
4,956.78
2025-08-24
Current distance
-54.50%
last close 2,255.66
All-time low
0.40
2015-10-22
Max drawdown
-94.00%
close-to-close
Biggest run on record
| Trough → peak | Trough price | Peak price | Gain | Days to peak | Total days | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-11 to 2025-08-22 | 0.7400 | 4,832.07 | +652882.40% | 3572 | 4000 | Reached 2026-10-31 |
Every major drawdown episode (>30%)
| Peak → trough | Peak price | Trough price | Depth | Days to trough | Total days | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-13 to 2018-12-15 | 1,388.02 | 83.76 | -94.00% | 336 | 1107 | Recovered 2021-01-23 |
| 2015-08-14 to 2015-10-21 | 2.15 | 0.4200 | -80.50% | 68 | 157 | Recovered 2016-01-24 |
| 2021-11-08 to 2022-06-18 | 4,807.98 | 995.13 | -79.30% | 222 | 1383 | Recovered 2025-08-21 |
| 2025-08-22 to 2026-06-25 | 4,832.07 | 1,567.84 | -67.60% | 307 | 436 | Ongoing |
| 2016-06-16 to 2016-12-05 | 20.70 | 6.79 | -67.20% | 172 | 261 | Recovered 2017-03-10 |
| 2017-06-12 to 2017-07-16 | 386.90 | 157.40 | -59.30% | 34 | 81 | Recovered 2017-08-31 |
| 2021-05-11 to 2021-07-20 | 4,173.45 | 1,786.03 | -57.20% | 70 | 167 | Recovered 2021-10-24 |
| 2016-03-13 to 2016-04-28 | 14.46 | 7.16 | -50.40% | 46 | 67 | Recovered 2016-05-18 |
| 2017-09-01 to 2017-09-14 | 388.46 | 215.21 | -44.60% | 13 | 83 | Recovered 2017-11-22 |
| 2016-02-11 to 2016-02-17 | 6.50 | 3.62 | -44.30% | 6 | 19 | Recovered 2016-02-29 |
Questions this record answers
What is Ethereum's all-time high?
4,956.78, reached on 2025-08-24 (intraday extreme on the canonical spot series).
What is Ethereum's all-time low?
0.40, on 2015-10-22.
What was Ethereum's deepest drawdown?
-94.00% close-to-close, from 2018-01-13 to the trough on 2018-12-15 after 336 days; the episode lasted 1107 days in total and was recovered on 2021-01-23.
How many drawdowns deeper than 30% has Ethereum had?
10 on record, the earliest starting 2015-08-14.
Which Ethereum drawdown took longest to recover?
The decline that began 2021-11-08: -79.30% at the trough on 2022-06-18, recovered on 2025-08-21 after 1383 days.