Crypto
Chainlink (LINK/USD)
- Market cap
- $9.14B
- Rank
- #16
- All-time high
- $52.70
- 52-week range
- $7.19 $18.66
The short version
Where LINK/USD stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
LINK/USD at a glance
Chainlink (LINK/USD): Hold, 45/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Mixed: the price is above its 200-day but below its 50-day moving average ($9.82 and $12.64).
- From its high 77.4% below its all-time high of $52.70 (May 9, 2021).
- Volatility Daily moves average 3.80% (30-day standard deviation).
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
Chainlink (LINK/USD) earns a Hold rating from CleaRank, with a model score of 45/100.
Trend does the most to lift that score: the price is 21.37% above its 200-day average and the 50-day average is 28.74% above the 200-day. Momentum drags hardest. The 14-day RSI of 39.6 sits in the bearish zone, and the MACD line is negative. For reference, the 50-day average is $12.64 and the 200-day is $9.82. The price has fallen 28.29% over the past year.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from LINK/USD's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
2/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $11.92 is 5.7% below the 50-day simple moving average of $12.64.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 21.4% above the 200-day simple moving average of $9.82.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($12.64) is 28.7% above the 200-day average ($9.82), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 41% of its 52-week range, between $7.19 and $18.66.
LINK/USD share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far LINK/USD has moved over it, to the last close.
Market position
Size, supply and price history against the rest of the market.
Market checks
1/3Within 50% of its all-time high ›
The price is 77.4% below the all-time high of $52.70, set on May 9, 2021.Market value above $10B ›
The market value is $9.1B.Fixed maximum supply ›
76.7% of the maximum supply is in circulation.
LINK/USD market position
How big Chainlink is, where it trades against its own history, and how much of it exists.
Size: Chainlink ranks #16 by market value, so trading can be thinner than in the largest coins.
Against its high: The price is 77.4% below the all-time high of $52.70, set on May 9, 2021.
Supply: 76.7% of the 1.00B maximum supply is already in circulation.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of LINK/USD's market, adoption and risks.
Chainlink (LINK/USD) carries a market value of $9.1B, and $212.2M of the coin changed hands over the last 24 hours.
The price is 77.4% below the all-time high of $52.70.
On an average day, LINK/USD moves 3.80%. Its all-time high of $52.70 sits far above the current price, which is 77.4% under that peak. Measured against the 52-week high of $18.66, the price is 36.11% lower. The coin has dropped 28.29% across the last twelve months.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
1/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 39.6, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 39.6 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of LINK/USD
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
LINK/USD is caught between its two moving averages. The price, at $11.92, stands 21.37% above the 200-day average of $9.82 but 5.72% below the 50-day average of $12.64. That 50-day average sits 28.74% above the 200-day, and the gap would likely shrink if the price keeps trading beneath the shorter average. Within its 52-week range, running from $7.19 up to $18.66, the price sits at 41%.
The longer record is weaker than the recent gains suggest. Over the past year the price fell 28.29%, even though it rose 4.73% over the past month and 42.83% over the past three months. Momentum is soft: the 14-day RSI sits at 39.6, in the bearish zone but above the oversold line, and the MACD line is negative.
- The two nearest levels to watch are the 50-day SMA at $12.64, which sits above the price, and the 200-day SMA at $9.82, which sits below it.
- The 14-day RSI reads 39.6, in the bearish zone, with the MACD line negative; readings above 70 or below 30 mark stretched momentum.
The trend is mixed: LINK/USD is above its 200-day average at $9.82 but below its 50-day average at $12.64. A close above the 50-day would turn both signals up, and a close below the 200-day would turn both down. In the meantime the price sits between the 200-day SMA ($9.82) underneath and the 50-day SMA ($12.64) overhead.
The RSI sits in the bearish band, which leans against a quick recovery.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for LINK/USD, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with LINK/USD at $11.92, its 14-day RSI is 39.6 (showing bearish momentum without being oversold), its 50-day simple moving average is $12.64 and its 200-day is $9.82.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What LINK/USD moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, LINK/USD's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.38 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.37 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.72 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.22 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
LINK/USD trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Entry Strategies pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
LINK/USD trades around the clock and can move through a stop before it fills. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much LINK/USD tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
LINK/USD's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
0/3Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 3.80% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 61.5%, from October 2025 to June 2026; the price is still 36.1% below that peak.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2025 is now worth $7,171.50, against $11,488 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
LINK/USD Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, LINK/USD's worst peak-to-trough fall over the past year was -61.5% (October 2025 to June 2026); it is still 36.1% below that peak.
From daily closing values. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into LINK/USD in October 2025 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: LINK/USD trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $7,171.50 against $11,488.
A $10,000 investment in LINK/USD in October 2025 would be worth about $7,172 today, compared with about $11,488 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark.
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to LINK/USD, and which have not.
Strongest month, July: an average of +17.60%.
Weakest month, November: an average of -24.63%.
This month, October: has averaged -21.22%. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Average return for each calendar month over the stored price history; treat short histories with caution.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in LINK/USD, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in LINK/USD today could grow to about $13,408 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $101,724 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $1,767. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
LINK/USD 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $13.40 for LINK/USD by 2030 in the base case, from $11.92 today (1.1x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $3.72. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on LINK/USD's historical return distribution, not price targets.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $6.47 | $12.27 | $23.30 | |
| 2028 | $5.11 | $12.64 | $31.28 | |
| 2029 | $4.29 | $13.02 | $39.49 | |
| 2030 | $3.72 | $13.40 | $48.29 | |
| 2031 | $3.29 | $13.80 | $57.84 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of LINK/USD's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.