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Bitcoin (BTC) Drawdown From All-Time High

How far Bitcoin is from its all-time high close on Binance spot BTCUSDT, since 17 Aug 2017, and how long past drawdowns took to recover.

Bitcoin is 32.6% below its all-time high close of 124,659 USDT, set on 6 Oct 2025 (360 days ago); it last closed at 83,971. Its deepest drawdown since the Binance listing on 17 Aug 2017 was -83.2% (low on 15 Dec 2018). The longest stretch below a prior high lasted 1,074 days, from 16 Dec 2017.

ATH since Binance listing (17 Aug 2017)Source: Binance spot BTCUSDT, 1d closes (UTC)As of 15:13 UTC

Bitcoin drawdown from its all-time high

BTCUSDT · since 17 Aug 2017 · now -32.6%
0% -20.0% -40.0% -60.0% -80.0% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025

Bitcoin drawdown now

Latest close83,971.1 USDT (1 Oct 2026)
All-time high close124,658.5 USDT on 6 Oct 2025
Days since the ATH360
Maximum drawdown-83.2%
Longest underwater1074 days

Bitcoin worst drawdown per year

Deepest close below the running all-time high, UTC years
YearWorst drawdownLow on
2026-53.0%30 Jun 2026
2025-32.0%22 Nov 2025
2024-41.4%22 Jan 2024
2023-75.4%1 Jan 2023
2022-76.6%21 Nov 2022
2021-53.1%20 Jul 2021
2020-74.9%12 Mar 2020
2019-82.2%7 Feb 2019
2018-83.2%15 Dec 2018
2017-34.9%30 Dec 2017

Bitcoin drawdowns of 20% or more and days to recover

Peak to the first later close above it
PeakPeak closeDrawdownLow onRecoveredDays
6 Oct 2025124,658.5-53.0%30 Jun 2026still underwater360
21 Jan 2025106,143.8-28.1%8 Apr 202518 May 2025117
13 Mar 202473,072.4-26.2%6 Sep 20246 Nov 2024238
8 Nov 202167,525.8-76.6%21 Nov 20224 Mar 2024847
13 Apr 202163,575-53.1%20 Jul 202119 Oct 2021189
21 Feb 202157,408.6-21.4%28 Feb 202111 Mar 202118
8 Jan 202140,582.8-25.2%27 Jan 20218 Feb 202131
16 Dec 201719,102.7-83.2%15 Dec 201824 Nov 20201074
4 Nov 20177,357.1-21.0%12 Nov 201716 Nov 201712
1 Sep 20174,834.9-34.0%14 Sep 201712 Oct 201741

How to read it. Drawdown is each day's close over the highest close so far, minus one. The all-time high is since the Binance spot listing (17 Aug 2017), on closing prices. See also Bitcoin's monthly returns and returns by hour and weekday.

Source: Binance spot BTCUSDT daily candles (public API), refreshed every few hours. Not financial advice.

Bitcoin drawdown FAQ

How is the drawdown from the all-time high calculated?

Drawdown is today's daily close divided by the highest daily close since the coin was listed on Binance spot, minus one. Zero means the latest close is itself an all-time high; -50% means the price is half of its peak. Intraday wicks are ignored.

Is this the true all-time high of the coin?

Only since the Binance spot listing on 17 Aug 2017: history before that, or on other venues, is not included, so Bitcoin's all-time high elsewhere can differ slightly. It uses closing prices (UTC), not intraday highs.

How are recovery days counted?

Calendar days from a peak to the first later daily close above it. A drawdown that has not recovered yet counts the days to the latest candle and is marked still underwater. Only drawdowns of at least 20% are listed.

What is a maximum drawdown?

The largest peak-to-trough fall before a new high. It shows how much a holder had to sit through, not a forecast. See the monthly returns and funding rates for context. Nothing here is financial advice.