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Litecoin LTC

LTC cycle analysis · chart, confirmed lows and fundamentals

$55.87-2.4% 1d-4.9% 7d-22.3% 30d

Red List Recovering Falling Phoenix · monthly · score 46.7 bearish lean

50.9% below its 365-day high of $113.69 (2025-11-09), +42.5% off the 365-day low. Snapshot 2026-10-24 UTC.

From the peak to today, log scale
40.8574.84137.102024-112025-102026-10peak 147.22low 39.21 (73%)false bottommonthly trigger 52.22
Where it stands

On the Red List.

A crash of 9.5 daily-vol units over 20 days, 51% below its rolling 365-day high.

Recovering: a monthly swing low has confirmed. The badge coexists with the tier; it is not a completed recovery.

Phoenix monthly: stopped falling by the rules, +42.5% above the Jun 2026 trough. Details below.

What changed

Since the previous scan.

Tier, recovering badge and Phoenix state are unchanged between these two observations.

Comparing 2026-10-20 with 2026-10-21 UTC. Classification, not price returns.

Recorded timeline →

Where it sits in each cycle

a swing low confirms only when a later bar takes out the low bar's high

Monthly 1

Last bars
2Dr 1g 2Ug 2Ug 1r
Confirmed low
$39.21 · 2026-06-30
Position
4 of median 5 (max 12)
Current low
$39.21 · confirmed
Cycle-low confidence
22%
Confirmed lows
12

Weekly 2D

Last bars
2Ug 1r 2Dr 2Dr 2Dr
Confirmed low
$50.11 · 2026-09-20
Position
5 of median 5.0 (max 14)
Current low
$55.24 · unconfirmed
Confirms above
$62.34
Cycle-low confidence
61% · in band
Confirmed lows
57

Daily 2D

Last bars
3g 2Ur 2Dr 2Dr 2Dr
Confirmed low
$58.22 · 2026-10-20 (daily)
Position
4 of median 5.0 (max 17)
Current low
$55.24 · unconfirmed
Confirms above
$57.50
Cycle-low confidence
58%
Confirmed lows
433
The full read, in sentences
  • Monthly: forming bar is a red inside bar. Last confirmed swing low 39.21 (Jun 2026), month 4 of a cycle that has typically run 5. Cycle-low confidence 22%.
  • Weekly: forming bar is a red 2-Down. Last confirmed swing low 50.11 (Sep 2026), week 5 of a cycle that has typically run 5. Current low 55.24 is unconfirmed — it confirms above 62.34. Cycle-low confidence 61%.
  • Daily: bar is a red 2-Down. Last confirmed swing low 58.22 (2026-10-20), day 4 of a cycle that has typically run 5. Current low 55.24 is unconfirmed — it confirms above 57.50. Cycle-low confidence 58%.
  • Red List: 51% below the 2025-11-09 high; +42% off the 365-day low.
  • Phoenix: 73% decline over 18 months, monthly swing low confirmed (late (2 bars)), now +42% above the trough; pullback #3 confirmed 2026-09-27.
  • Gauges: Mayer multiple 1.07 (neutral); -30% vs the 200-week average; -86% from the all-time high.

Has Litecoin bottomed?

A confirmed swing low is evidence of a price pattern, not proof of a final market bottom. Here is what the LTC snapshot records on 2026-10-24 UTC:

Monthly: the last confirmed swing low is $39.21 from 2026-06-30. The current candidate is marked confirmed. The latest monthly bar is still forming.

Weekly: the last confirmed swing low is $50.11 from 2026-09-20. A newer candidate at $55.24 is unconfirmed; its confirmation level is above $62.34, provided the candidate low is not undercut first. The latest weekly bar is still forming.

Daily: the last confirmed swing low is $58.22 from 2026-10-20. A newer candidate at $55.24 is unconfirmed; its confirmation level is above $57.50, provided the candidate low is not undercut first.

How bottom confirmation works. Cycle-low confidence is a heuristic score, not a calibrated probability of a profitable trade.

How far is Litecoin below its high?

The Coinbase price snapshot is 50.9% below its rolling 365-day high of $113.69 from 2025-11-09. Separately, CoinGecko reports -86.4% relative to its all-time high of $410.26 in the fundamentals snapshot pulled 2026-10-21.

Different sources and observation times can produce different drawdowns. Compare crypto drawdowns and reference highs.

The recorded history

scan observations, not exact transition times

First observed 2026-09-19. 33 observations; absence from a captured scan is unmatched, never recovery.

  1. Watch; recovering · Phoenix monthly → Red List; recovering · Phoenix monthly
  2. First observed: Watch; recovering · Phoenix monthly

Phoenix

stopped falling, by the rules
Peak
$147.22 · Dec 2024
Trough
$39.21 · Jun 2026
Decline
-73.4% over 18 months
Above trough
+42.5%
Monthly
confirmed (late (2 bars)) · trigger $52.22
Weekly
confirmed (next-bar)
False bottom
$76.21 · Jun 2025 (3 higher highs, then undercut)
Entry
pullback #3 low $50.11 confirmed 2026-09-27 · trigger $59.37
Score 46.7
decline21.7
confirmation25
earliness0
stale-15
false bottom10
bluechip5

Fundamentals

CoinGecko + DefiLlama, pulled 2026-10-21 .xlsx
Health59 / 100 · Sound
Liquidity (24h volume / market cap)
can you get out
5.87 %15.0 / 15
Supply overhang (FDV / market cap)
unlocked supply waiting to sell
1.0 x15.0 / 15
Size (market-cap rank)
survivorship
24 #12 / 15
Usage (price / annualized fees)
fees people actually pay to use it (DefiLlama)
28672.9 x0 / 20
TVL backing (market cap / TVL)
capital parked in it (DefiLlama)
5432.92 x0.0 / 15
Fee momentum (30d vs prior 30d)
is usage growing into the recovery
23.8 %7.4 / 10
Age on Coinbase
survived a cycle
6.1 yrs10.0 / 10

7 of 7 measurable; score renormalized over what was measurable.

Market cap
$5.44B
Fully diluted
$5.44B
24h volume
$319.2M
Circulating
77,677,061 of 84,000,000 max
All-time high
$410.26 · 2021-05-09 (-86.4%)
TVL
$1.0M (chain)
Fees 30d
$15.6K
Revenue 30d
—
Fees 1y
$143.6K
Mayer multiple
1.073 · neutral
vs 200-week avg
-30.0%
Pi cycle
0.447
On Coinbase since
2020-08-31 (2246 bars)
CoinGecko id
litecoin

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