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Litecoin LTC

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Price History

$1.44$91.35$181.26$271.17
2014-09 · DCA start$4.47

Time underwater

How far below its previous all-time high the price sat, each month. 0% means a new high.

-86.9%-57.9%-29.0%0.0%
2014-092026-08 · -83.5%

Worst drawdown: −87%, peaking Dec 2017 and bottoming Dec 2018 — 40 months below the prior high before recovering.

DCA Backtest

Invested
$14,400
Value today
$51,859
Return
+260.1%
Months invested
144

Scenarios

Inflation — the same contributions merely keeping pace with CPI would be $17,704 today, so the real (inflation-adjusted) return is +192.9%.

Lump sum instead — $14,400 all at once in Sep 2014: $144,336 (+902.3%) — lump sum came out ahead.

Worst timing — same monthly amount started at the all-time high (Apr 2021): $3,627 on $6,500 invested (-44.2%).

Backtests use monthly closing prices. Stock dividends aren’t reinvested, so long-run equity returns are understated.

If this saved you a spreadsheet — buy me a coffee.

Every start month at once

Each cell is the return-to-date of £/$/€100-a-month DCA started that month. Click a cell to load it in the backtest above. The ringed cell is the all-time-high start — the worst timing scenario.

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Legend:−50%−20%0%+50%+200%+1000%worst timing (ATH)Selected 2014-09: +260.1%

About Litecoin

Litecoin is a decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency designed to enable instant, near-zero cost payments to individuals and merchants worldwide. As an open-source global payment network that functions independently of central banks or intermediaries, its main value proposition lies in providing a scarce digital asset with a fixed maximum supply of 84 million tokens. The network operates using a Proof of Work mechanism where computers solve complex puzzles to confirm transactions and secure the blockchain. (CoinGecko)

It's a cryptocurrency categorised under layer 1, with a market cap of about $3.8B.

It rates Medium-Low Risk at 2.1/5, meaning the rated factors are mostly sound, with one or two areas worth watching.

What pushes the score up: systemic / correlation (4.0/5) and market / volatility (3.3/5).

Scoring well: regulatory at 1.0/5.

Ratings summarise sourced facts against fixed rules — not investment advice, and no substitute for your own diligence.

Risk Profile

Medium-Low Risk(2.1/5)100% rated

How these ratings work

Market / Volatility3.3/5 · weight 30%
  • Annualised volatility (3yr)2/553.2
  • Max drawdown from ATH5/586.9
  • Beta vs BTC3/50.96
Liquidity1.7/5 · weight 10%
  • 24h volume / market cap3/53.7
  • Top exchange % of volume1/56.2
  • Significant listings1/544.0
Supply & Concentration2.0/5 · weight 15%
  • Top 10 wallets % of supplynot yet researched
  • Unlocks in next 6mo, % of supplynot yet researched
  • Annual supply growth %2/51.7
Smart Contract / Technical2.0/5 · weight 12%
  • Audit status3/5unaudited long track record
  • Admin key / upgradeability1/5none immutable
  • Share of its mining algorithm (PoW)not yet researched
Custody / Bridge1.0/5 · weight 10%
  • Bridge reliance1/5no bridge dependency
Governance / Team1.0/5 · weight 10%
  • Team1/5doxxed track record
  • Largest staking operator, % of stakenot yet researched
Regulatory1.0/5 · weight 10%
  • Regulatory profile1/5organic no history
Systemic / Correlation4.0/5 · weight 3%
  • Correlation to BTC4/50.71

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