Ethereum drawdowns: every fall of 20% or more, and the recovery
Since 2017, Ethereum has fallen 20% or more from a record daily close 7 times. The deepest was −94%, from 13 Jan 2018 to 15 Dec 2018. Of the 6 that have fully recovered, the median took 125 days from the old record to a new one.
Record daily close$4,83222 Aug 2025
At the 14 Nov 2026 close−63%from the record · 449 days since
ETH price · last close$1,76914 Nov 2026 close: $1,769
Falls of 20% or more76 recovered · 1 still open
Every episode
| Record close | Price | Low | Price | Depth | Days to the low | Days to a new record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2025 | $4,832 | 25 Jun 2026 | $1,568 | −68% | 307 | not yet |
| 8 Nov 2021 | $4,808 | 18 Jun 2022 | $995.1 | −79% | 222 | 1,383 |
| 11 May 2021 | $4,173 | 20 Jul 2021 | $1,786 | −57% | 70 | 167 |
| 19 Feb 2021 | $1,955 | 28 Feb 2021 | $1,419 | −27% | 9 | 41 |
| 13 Jan 2018 | $1,388 | 15 Dec 2018 | $83.76 | −94% | 336 | 1,107 |
| 19 Dec 2017 | $798.0 | 22 Dec 2017 | $636.0 | −20% | 3 | 14 |
| 1 Sep 2017 | $388.5 | 14 Sep 2017 | $215.2 | −45% | 13 | 83 |
An episode starts at a record daily close and ends at the first close above it. Depth is measured at the lowest close in between. Daily closes, UTC, Binance spot.