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Algorand all-time highs and real returns
In dollars and pounds, before and after inflation, since Jun 2019.
−93.2%Algorand after US inflation since Jun 2019−30.7% a year
Down 91.1% in dollars since Jun 2019. After US inflation, down 93.2%. Against money printing, down 94.4%.
In pounds, down 91.5%, or down 93.6% after UK inflation.
- $ nominal
- −91.1%−28.1% a year
- £ nominal
- −91.5%−28.5% a year
- Real $ (US CPI)
- −93.2%−30.7% a year
- Real £ (UK CPI)
- −93.6%−31.2% a year
- vs US M2
- −94.4%−32.4% a year
- Measured from
- Jun 2019to Oct 2026, 7 years 4 months
- Algorand, Real $ (US CPI)$0.1288
- $ nominal$0.1288
- Oct 2026, latest
Loading the chart. Every figure is also in the table below.
| Period | $ nominal | £ nominal | Real $ (US CPI) | Real £ (UK CPI) | vs US M2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past year from Oct 2025 | −27.4% | −27.9% | –a (see note a) | −29.8% | −30.8% |
| 5 years from Oct 2021 | −93.0% −41.2% a year | −92.7% −40.8% a year | −94.2% −43.4% a year | −94.2% −43.5% a year | −93.6% −42.3% a year |
| Since 2020 from Dec 2019 | −40.6% −7.3% a year | −40.4% −7.3% a year | −54.4% −10.9% a year | −55.0% −11.0% a year | −60.9% −12.8% a year |
| Since Jun 2019 first month in our data | −91.1% −28.1% a year | −91.5% −28.5% a year | −93.2% −30.7% a year | −93.6% −31.2% a year | −94.4% −32.4% a year |
- a US CPI was not published for Oct 2025.
On month-end closes, Algorand's highest price was $1.828 in Oct 2021, which is $2.214 in Oct 2026 dollars after US inflation. The latest close of $0.1288 is 94.2% below the real high. The intraday record, $3.560 on 20 June 2019, is higher than any month-end close.
Cycle peaks, falls and recoveries
Month-end highs followed by a fall of 50% or more, and the high that stands today, in Oct 2026 money.
| Peak | $ then | Today's $ (US CPI) | £ then | Today's £ (UK CPI) | vs M2 today | Fall after | Back above, $ | Back above, real $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2019 First month in our data | $1.449 | $1.895 | £1.141 | £1.518 | $2.286 | −89.4% low Mar 2020 | 2 years 3 months | 2 years 3 months |
| Oct 2021 All-time high | $1.828 | $2.214 | £1.336 | £1.689 | $2.017 | −95.7% low Jul 2026 | Not yet | Not yet |
Return since our first month and since each cycle low
From the month-end close in the first column to Oct 2026.
| From | $ then | $ nominal | Real $ (US CPI) | Real £ (UK CPI) | vs US M2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2019 First month in our data | $1.449 | −91.1% −28.1% a year | −93.2% −30.7% a year | −93.6% −31.2% a year | −94.4% −32.4% a year |
| Mar 2020 Cycle low | $0.1540 | −16.4% −2.7% a year | −35.6% −6.5% a year | −40.5% −7.6% a year | −42.5% −8.1% a year |
| Jul 2026 Lowest since the high | $0.0789 | +63.2% | +62.7% | +65.3% | +62.4% |
Every month ALGO closed at a new high
3 month-end closes above every earlier one
| Month | Close, $ | Today's $ (US CPI) |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | $1.828 | $2.214 |
| Sep 2021 | $1.627 | $1.987 |
| Jun 2019 | $1.449 | $1.895 |
How these figures are worked out
Sources, inflation measures and what is left out
- Month-end closes from Binance, Jun 2019 to Oct 2026. Oct 2026 is still in progress, so its figure is the latest close rather than a month-end. Our history for Algorand starts in Jun 2019, so longer windows are left out.
- Real figures divide by US CPI (BLS, via FRED) or UK CPI (ONS, joined to the ONS long-run RPI before Jan 1988) and are stated in Oct 2026 money. The M2 lens divides by the US M2 money supply (Federal Reserve, via FRED). Pounds convert at each month's GBP/USD rate.
- US CPI is published with a lag: Oct 2026 uses the Aug 2026 figure.
- UK CPI is published with a lag: Oct 2026 uses the Aug 2026 figure.
- US M2 is published with a lag: Oct 2026 uses the Aug 2026 figure.
- A return of 12 months or more also shows its yearly rate. Gaps in a source are left as gaps and never filled in.
Algorand at a glance
- Down 91.1% in dollars since Jun 2019, down 93.2% after US inflation
- Down 94.4% against the US M2 money supply since Jun 2019
- 94.2% below its highest month-end close in today's money (Oct 2021)
- Algorand is at $0.1194, 97% below its $3.560 all-time high
- Bargain Score 61.9 out of 100, in the Mild discount zone
Key numbers
- Market cap $1.1bn Rank 76
- 24-hour volume $58.6m
- 7 days -3.5%
- 30 days +26.1%
- Circulating supply 9.1bn Of a maximum 10.0bn
- Risk level Medium
- Listed on 3 of 5 Coinbase, Binance, Kraken
Why it sits in this zone
The model places Algorand in the Mild discount zone on a Bargain Score of 62, a partial set of buy-side conditions led by Price 97% below ATH and greed high. Algorand is 96.7% below its June 2019 high of $3.56. A fall that deep means the price would have to rise about 30-fold just to return to that level, which is why the model applies its structural-collapse checks here.
What drives the score
Once the weights are applied, price distress (0.98 out of 1) adds the most to its score and project resilience (0.21) the least. It has come through one full market cycle by the model's definition, and its chance of a new all-time high is rated Medium. It is one of the settlement and payment coins, a group whose price history has been shaped more by regulation and headlines than by usage.
Where the cycle targets come from
A smaller repeat of Algorand's past range would not get it back to its old high, so the model anchors the cycle targets to that high instead, at $3.74, $4.09 and $4.63, and even the low scenario would need a 3,031% move from today's price.
Algorand: questions people ask
What was Algorand's all-time high in today's money?
Algorand's highest recorded price was $3.560 on 20 June 2019, from CoinGecko's record of intraday trades. Restated with US CPI to Oct 2026, that is $4.656 in today's dollars. In pounds it was £2.802 at the time, or £3.729 after UK inflation.
On month-end closes, which is what our tables use, the peak was $1.828 in Oct 2021, worth $2.214 today. The latest price is 94.2% below the real high.
Has Algorand beaten inflation since Jun 2019?
Our monthly history for Algorand starts in June 2019. Since then it is down 91.1% in dollars and down 93.2% after US inflation, so it has not kept up with inflation over that stretch. Measured in pounds after UK CPI the figure is down 93.6%. Against the US M2 money supply it is down 94.4%.
How long did Algorand take to recover from past crashes?
After the Jun 2019 peak of $1.449 it fell 89.4% by Mar 2020, and closed above the old high again after 2 years 3 months. In real terms it took 2 years 3 months. After the Oct 2021 peak of $1.828 it fell 95.7% by Jul 2026, and has not closed above that high since. In real terms it has not recovered.
These use month-end closes, so intraday highs and lows were more extreme.
How far is Algorand below its all-time high?
Algorand is 96.7% below its all-time high of $3.56, which it set on 20 June 2019, and its all-time low is $0.0757, from July 2026. Getting back to the high from today's price of $0.1194 would take a rise of about 2,881%. These figures come from CoinGecko and refresh every five minutes.
What is Algorand's Bargain Score?
The Bargain Score is 61.9 out of 100 (Meaningful discount). It combines the discount from the previous high, market sentiment, momentum and the coin's track record across past cycles. On our zone scale that places Algorand in the Mild discount zone: Price 97% below ATH · greed high. This describes current conditions; it is not a recommendation.
What do the Algorand cycle scenarios assume?
Low cycle target $3.738 (Previous ATH + 5% (the model’s cycle multiple lands below the previous high).). Base cycle target $4.094 (Previous ATH + 15%: a return to the previous high (the model’s cycle multiple lands below it).). High cycle target $4.628 (Previous ATH + 30% (the model’s cycle multiple lands below the previous high).). Each is the price the coin would reach if a smaller version of its past cycle repeated, not a loss case. They come from a model of past cycles and can be badly wrong.
How fearful is the crypto market right now?
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index reads 62 (Greed). Low readings mean fear, high readings mean greed. The Bargain Score uses it as one input, because past cycle lows tended to arrive during extreme fear.
What zone is Algorand in today?
Algorand is in the Mild discount zone with a Bargain Score of 62. Two or more of the looser buy-side conditions are met (Price 97% below ATH and greed high), which puts it on the discount side of the scale without the full set of signals behind it. Rather than a recommendation, the label is a reading of where Algorand's price and the wider market sit against the model's rules at this moment, and because the Fear & Greed value and the daily RSI both update at midnight UTC, just after midnight is when it is most likely to change. The 3-dot meter beside it shows where that zone sits on the five-step scale, from one dot for Expensive to five for Deep discount.
How long have Algorand's past recoveries taken?
Algorand has had two earlier falls of 50% or more in our price history: after its $0.3187 peak in March 2024 it fell 66% and took 8 months to close above that level again, in November 2024; after its $0.5091 peak in December 2024 it fell 85% and has not closed above that level since. Those are the only data points we have for this coin, which is too few to say anything reliable about the next recovery, since market conditions, supply and competition are different each cycle and some coins never regain a previous high.
What are the cycle targets for Algorand?
The model starts from Algorand's full range, its all-time high of $3.56 divided by its all-time low of $0.0757, which is roughly 47.0-fold. It shrinks that multiple with a decay factor, on the assumption that each cycle is smaller than the last, and applies it from the low. For Algorand that reduced repeat would not reach the old high, so the targets are anchored just above it instead, at $3.74, $4.09 and $4.63, which puts the low scenario 3,031% above today's price. They describe what a reduced repeat of the past would look like and say nothing about whether that will happen. Cryptoassets are high risk, and you should be prepared to lose all the money you put into them.
Why does Algorand have a Bargain Score of 62 but sit in the Mild discount zone?
Because the score and the zone measure different things. The score blends price distress, sentiment, positioning, resilience and supply into one number, while the zone checks whether specific conditions line up, such as Fear & Greed crossing a threshold or the RSI reaching oversold or overbought levels. With Fear & Greed at 62 (Greed) and Algorand's RSI at 45, not enough of the buy-side conditions are met to move Algorand further up the scale.
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