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Synthetix all-time high and real returns SNX
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Synthetix all-time highs and real returns
In dollars and pounds, before and after inflation, since Jul 2020.
−95.2%Synthetix after US inflation since Jul 2020−38.4% a year
Down 93.8% in dollars since Jul 2020. After US inflation, down 95.2%. Against money printing, down 95.1%.
In pounds, down 93.8%, or down 95.3% after UK inflation.
- $ nominal
- −93.8%−35.8% a year
- £ nominal
- −93.8%−35.9% a year
- Real $ (US CPI)
- −95.2%−38.4% a year
- Real £ (UK CPI)
- −95.3%−38.7% a year
- vs US M2
- −95.1%−38.3% a year
- Measured from
- Jul 2020to Oct 2026, 6 years 3 months
- Synthetix, Real $ (US CPI)$0.2470
- $ nominal$0.2470
- 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 | −75.3% | −75.5% | –a (see note a) | −76.1% | −76.5% |
| 5 years from Oct 2021 | −97.6% −52.4% a year | −97.5% −52.1% a year | −98.0% −54.2% a year | −98.0% −54.3% a year | −97.8% −53.4% a year |
| Since Jul 2020 first month in our data | −93.8% −35.8% a year | −93.8% −35.9% a year | −95.2% −38.4% a year | −95.3% −38.7% a year | −95.1% −38.3% a year |
- a US CPI was not published for Oct 2025.
On month-end closes, Synthetix's highest price was $18.73 in Feb 2021, which is $23.85 in Oct 2026 dollars after US inflation. The latest close of $0.2470 is 99.0% below the real high. The intraday record, $28.53 on 13 February 2021, 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 $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2020 Cycle peak | $7.336 | $9.455 | £5.485 | £7.253 | $9.300 | −58.9% low Oct 2020 | 5 months | 5 months |
| Feb 2021 All-time high | $18.73 | $23.85 | £13.43 | £17.67 | $22.26 | −98.9% low Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2020 First month in our data | $3.952 | −93.8% −35.8% a year | −95.2% −38.4% a year | −95.3% −38.7% a year | −95.1% −38.3% a year |
| Oct 2020 Cycle low | $3.017 | −91.8% −34.1% a year | −93.6% −36.8% a year | −93.9% −37.3% a year | −93.4% −36.5% a year |
| Aug 2026 Lowest since the high | $0.2071 | +19.3% | +19.3% | +22.1% | +19.3% |
Every month SNX closed at a new high
4 month-end closes above every earlier one
| Month | Close, $ | Today's $ (US CPI) |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2021 | $18.73 | $23.85 |
| Jan 2021 | $17.19 | $22.02 |
| Aug 2020 | $7.336 | $9.455 |
| Jul 2020 | $3.952 | $5.109 |
How these figures are worked out
Sources, inflation measures and what is left out
- Month-end closes from Binance, Jul 2020 to Oct 2026. Oct 2026 is still in progress, so its figure is the latest close rather than a month-end. Our history for Synthetix starts in Jul 2020, 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.
Synthetix at a glance
- Down 93.8% in dollars since Jul 2020, down 95.2% after US inflation
- Down 95.1% against the US M2 money supply since Jul 2020
- 99.0% below its highest month-end close in today's money (Feb 2021)
- Synthetix is at $0.2410, 99% below its $28.53 all-time high
- Bargain Score 68.6 out of 100, in the Discount zone
Key numbers
- Market cap $140.0m Rank 230
- 24-hour volume $9.2m
- 7 days -5.9%
- 30 days +14.2%
- Circulating supply 581.0m No maximum supply
- Risk level High
- Listed on 3 of 5 Coinbase, Binance, Kraken
Why it sits in this zone
With a Bargain Score of 69, Synthetix is in the Discount zone: enough buy-side conditions line up, among them Price 99.1% below ATH, greed high and structural collapse risk, but not all of the strict ones the Deep discount zone needs. Synthetix is 99.2% below its February 2021 high of $28.53. A fall that deep means the price would have to rise about 119-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 (0.99 out of 1) adds the most to its score and market sentiment (0.29) 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. As a trading infrastructure token, its fortunes have been tied closely to on-chain trading volume, which rises and falls with volatility.
Where the cycle targets come from
A smaller repeat of Synthetix's past range would not get it back to its old high, so the model anchors the cycle targets to that high instead, at $29.96, $32.81 and $37.09, and even the low scenario would need a 12,330% move from today's price.
Synthetix: questions people ask
What was Synthetix's all-time high in today's money?
Synthetix's highest recorded price was $28.53 on 13 February 2021, from CoinGecko's record of intraday trades. Restated with US CPI to Oct 2026, that is $36.34 in today's dollars. In pounds it was £20.46 at the time, or £26.92 after UK inflation.
On month-end closes, which is what our tables use, the peak was $18.73 in Feb 2021, worth $23.85 today. The latest price is 99.0% below the real high.
Has Synthetix beaten inflation since Jul 2020?
Our monthly history for Synthetix starts in July 2020. Since then it is down 93.8% in dollars and down 95.2% after US inflation, so it has not kept up with inflation over that stretch. Measured in pounds after UK CPI the figure is down 95.3%. Against the US M2 money supply it is down 95.1%.
How long did Synthetix take to recover from past crashes?
After the Aug 2020 peak of $7.336 it fell 58.9% by Oct 2020, and closed above the old high again after 5 months. In real terms it took 5 months. After the Feb 2021 peak of $18.73 it fell 98.9% by Aug 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 Synthetix below its all-time high?
Synthetix is 99.2% below its all-time high of $28.53, which it set on 13 February 2021, and its all-time low is $0.0348, from January 2019. Getting back to the high from today's price of $0.241 would take a rise of about 11,738%. These figures come from CoinGecko and refresh every five minutes.
What is Synthetix's Bargain Score?
The Bargain Score is 68.6 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 Synthetix in the Discount zone: Price 99.1% below ATH · greed high · structural collapse risk. This describes current conditions; it is not a recommendation.
What do the Synthetix cycle scenarios assume?
Low cycle target $29.96 (Previous ATH + 5% (the model’s cycle multiple lands below the previous high).). Base cycle target $32.81 (Previous ATH + 15%: a return to the previous high (the model’s cycle multiple lands below it).). High cycle target $37.09 (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 Synthetix in today?
Synthetix sits in the Discount zone with a Bargain Score of 69, meeting at least three of the model's buy-side conditions (Price 99.1% below ATH, greed high and structural collapse risk). Rather than a recommendation, the label is a reading of where Synthetix'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 4-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 Synthetix's past recoveries taken?
Synthetix has had one earlier fall of 50% or more in our price history: after its $5.11 peak in March 2024 it fell 96% 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 Synthetix?
The model starts from Synthetix's full range, its all-time high of $28.53 divided by its all-time low of $0.0348, which is roughly 820-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 Synthetix that reduced repeat would not reach the old high, so the targets are anchored just above it instead, at $29.96, $32.81 and $37.09, which puts the low scenario 12,330% 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.
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