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HTXdearestDecred: the road down from its high
Decred trades at $11.63 today — −95.3% from its $250.0 high set in April 2021. A fall that deep means something simple: returning to that level would take a 21× rise.
From low to high
Decred (DCR) price high and low
Over 6 years the price of Decred has moved between $6.00 and $250.0. The low came in July 2020, the high in April 2021. From the bottom the price has risen 1.9× — which is what someone would have made buying at the worst possible moment and holding to today.
The deepest DCR drawdown
The deepest fall on monthly closes was −94.8%: from the peak in April 2021 to the bottom in August 2024, taking 40 months. A useful number: it shows what holding through would have meant.
How long since the high
It has been 67 months since that high, and the price has not returned to it.
What the years show
Best and worst year for Decred
The best full year was 2021 at +71.6%. The worst was 2022 at −73.7%. Of 5 full years, 2 closed up and 3 closed down.
Falling years outnumber rising ones — but the spread between the best and worst year matters more than the count: that is what tells you what to be ready for.
DCR price in 2026
The current year stands at −30.6%, ranging from $10.56 to $37.00.
Months: how many closed up
How many months DCR closed up
Of 75 closed months, 36 finished up and 39 finished down — 48% of months were rising ones. The average month returned +3.2%.
Strongest and weakest month for Decred
The strongest month on record was February 2021 at +105%; the hardest was September 2021 at −39.5%.
Does DCR have a seasonal pattern
Which month Decred rose in most often
On average DCR did best in February: +33.9% across 6 observations, 4 of them positive. It did worst in June: −18.3% across 6 observations.
Why the number of observations beats the average percentage
We print the number of observations next to the percentage for a reason. 6 observations is 6 observations: on a sample that size a pattern cannot be told apart from coincidence. Interesting to look at, not something to plan around.
How to use this
What these numbers do not say
Everything above is the past. It does not say where the price goes next, but it does show the range to be ready for: $6.00 to $250.0, with a drawdown of −94.8%.
Where to check the DCR price across exchanges
What is useful right now comes down to three things, all of them computed from live data rather than history.
The DCR price gap between exchanges
DCR costs different amounts on different exchanges, and that gap is visible in the cross-exchange scanner: it shows where the coin is cheaper and where it is dearer right now.
How much DCR you can actually buy at that price
Before a large purchase it is worth checking the order books — they show how much you can actually take at a given price, not just the best offer.
Moving DCR between platforms
And if the coin has to move between venues, the transfers section shows which network is cheaper.
