Price history
Chainlink Price HistoryLINKUSDT
Canonical spot series aggregated across major exchanges · from 2017-11-10 · updated 2026-07-31
The deepest decline in the record was 2022’s -71.44%, set against the largest gain of 535.61% in 2020. The series begins with the partial 2017 year: LINK opened at 0.1884, reached a high of 0.6999 and a low of 0.1455, then closed at 0.5763 for a 205.89% return across 52 trading days. In 2020, it opened at 1.7678, ranged from 0.0001 to 20.1111, and closed at 11.2364. The 2022 decline followed an open of 19.52, a high of 28.71, a low of 5.3, and a close of 5.575. The most recent full year, 2025, opened at 20.02 and closed at 12.2, recording -39.06% across 365 trading days.
Rolling returns
Open / high / low / close
Calendar-year price record and close-to-close return.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 (partial) | 0.1884 | 0.6999 | 0.1455 | 0.5763 | +205.89% | 52 |
| 2018 | 0.5684 | 1.50 | 0.1601 | 0.3163 | -44.35% | 361 |
| 2019 | 0.3145 | 4.58 | 0.2991 | 1.77 | +461.94% | 363 |
| 2020 | 1.77 | 20.11 | 0.000100 | 11.24 | +535.61% | 366 |
| 2021 | 11.24 | 53.00 | 11.06 | 19.51 | +73.63% | 365 |
| 2022 | 19.52 | 28.71 | 5.30 | 5.58 | -71.44% | 365 |
| 2023 | 5.58 | 17.67 | 4.76 | 14.94 | +168.00% | 365 |
| 2024 | 14.94 | 30.94 | 8.08 | 20.01 | +33.92% | 366 |
| 2025 | 20.02 | 27.89 | 8.00 | 12.20 | -39.06% | 365 |
| 2026 (partial) | 12.19 | 14.40 | 7.00 | 8.16 | -33.08% | 212 |
A -71.44% return in 2022 marks the deepest decline, while 2020 recorded the strongest increase at 535.61%. During 2022, LINK opened at 19.52 and closed at 5.575; in 2020, it opened at 1.7678 and closed at 11.2364. The 2022 yearly high of 28.71 exceeded the 2020 yearly high of 20.1111, while the 2022 yearly low of 5.3 exceeded the 2020 yearly low of 0.0001. These calendar years also covered different trading-day totals: 365 in 2022 and 366 in 2020. Across their full ranges, 2020 moved from its 0.0001 yearly low to its 20.1111 yearly high, whereas 2022 ranged from a 5.3 yearly low to a 28.71 yearly high.
Monthly returns
Seasonality across every complete month in the record.
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| Month | Return |
|---|---|
| 2017-11 | -21.71% |
| 2017-12 | +262.91% |
| 2018-01 | +4.70% |
| 2018-02 | +5.32% |
| 2018-03 | -55.99% |
| 2018-04 | +93.08% |
| 2018-05 | -36.16% |
| 2018-06 | -35.98% |
| 2018-07 | +29.99% |
| 2018-08 | +9.25% |
| 2018-09 | -3.48% |
| 2018-10 | +51.63% |
| 2018-11 | -36.90% |
| 2018-12 | -1.74% |
| 2019-01 | +21.84% |
| 2019-02 | +10.23% |
| 2019-03 | +20.02% |
| 2019-04 | -7.02% |
| 2019-05 | +114.51% |
| 2019-06 | +231.04% |
| 2019-07 | -34.77% |
| 2019-08 | -19.75% |
| 2019-09 | -0.62% |
| 2019-10 | +53.98% |
| 2019-11 | -17.85% |
| 2019-12 | -20.96% |
| 2020-01 | +59.85% |
| 2020-02 | +43.60% |
| 2020-03 | -44.19% |
| 2020-04 | +63.42% |
| 2020-05 | +11.61% |
| 2020-06 | +10.53% |
| 2020-07 | +71.03% |
| 2020-08 | +99.64% |
| 2020-09 | -36.63% |
| 2020-10 | +13.72% |
| 2020-11 | +27.10% |
| 2020-12 | -21.22% |
| 2021-01 | +100.79% |
| 2021-02 | +9.47% |
| 2021-03 | +19.12% |
| 2021-04 | +29.52% |
| 2021-05 | -15.76% |
| 2021-06 | -39.20% |
| 2021-07 | +16.38% |
| 2021-08 | +17.51% |
| 2021-09 | -10.11% |
| 2021-10 | +25.00% |
| 2021-11 | -15.63% |
| 2021-12 | -22.92% |
| 2022-01 | -12.14% |
| 2022-02 | -11.78% |
| 2022-03 | +11.84% |
| 2022-04 | -35.25% |
| 2022-05 | -30.75% |
| 2022-06 | -17.39% |
| 2022-07 | +22.03% |
| 2022-08 | -13.40% |
| 2022-09 | +14.46% |
| 2022-10 | +3.60% |
| 2022-11 | -2.32% |
| 2022-12 | -27.34% |
| 2023-01 | +24.70% |
| 2023-02 | +3.50% |
| 2023-03 | +5.45% |
| 2023-04 | -7.42% |
| 2023-05 | -7.79% |
| 2023-06 | -2.55% |
| 2023-07 | +19.55% |
| 2023-08 | -22.13% |
| 2023-09 | +39.35% |
| 2023-10 | +38.62% |
| 2023-11 | +26.96% |
| 2023-12 | +3.68% |
| 2024-01 | +3.26% |
| 2024-02 | +24.94% |
| 2024-03 | -0.53% |
| 2024-04 | -31.51% |
| 2024-05 | +40.27% |
| 2024-06 | -22.43% |
| 2024-07 | -10.15% |
| 2024-08 | -14.04% |
| 2024-09 | +7.53% |
| 2024-10 | -3.71% |
| 2024-11 | +66.52% |
| 2024-12 | +5.32% |
| 2025-01 | +25.72% |
| 2025-02 | -41.12% |
| 2025-03 | -8.72% |
| 2025-04 | +5.85% |
| 2025-05 | -2.24% |
| 2025-06 | -4.22% |
| 2025-07 | +26.63% |
| 2025-08 | +37.03% |
| 2025-09 | -8.15% |
| 2025-10 | -19.10% |
| 2025-11 | -24.83% |
| 2025-12 | -5.86% |
| 2026-01 | -18.13% |
| 2026-02 | -11.42% |
| 2026-03 | -0.79% |
| 2026-04 | +3.88% |
| 2026-05 | +0.33% |
| 2026-06 | -21.30% |
| 2026-07 | +13.27% |
Best, worst & typical days
Biggest run
| Trough → peak | Gain | Days to peak | Total days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-29 → 2021-05-09 | +31635.90% | 1045 | 2949 |
Deepest drawdowns
| Peak → trough | Depth | Days to trough | Total days | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-09 → 2023-06-19 | -90.20% | 771 | 1910 | ongoing |
| 2018-01-08 → 2018-06-29 | -88.10% | 172 | 515 | yes |
| 2020-03-05 → 2020-03-16 | -62.20% | 11 | 110 | yes |
| 2020-08-15 → 2020-09-23 | -60.30% | 39 | 153 | yes |
| 2019-07-02 → 2019-09-14 | -58.30% | 74 | 224 | yes |
Largest deleveraging events
Open-interest contractions under price stress.
| Date | OI change | Price move | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | -33.70% | -21.43% | Long flush |
| 2022-11-09 | -31.29% | -19.14% | Long flush |
| 2024-04-12 | -36.91% | -13.75% | Long flush |
| 2022-03-07 | -100.00% | -4.89% | Long flush |
| 2023-06-10 | -38.15% | -12.69% | Long flush |
Funding rate snapshot
Perpetual futures funding at a glance.