Crypto
Ethereum Classic (ETC/USD)
- Market cap
- $1.24B
- Rank
- #70
- All-time high
- $167.09
- 52-week range
- $6.08 $18.02
The short version
Where ETC/USD stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
ETC/USD at a glance
Ethereum Classic (ETC/USD): Sell, 26/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($8.24 and $7.83).
- From its high 95.3% below its all-time high of $167.09 (May 6, 2021).
- Volatility Daily moves average 3.34% (30-day standard deviation).
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates Ethereum Classic (ETC/USD) Sell with a model score of 26/100.
The weakest input is momentum, where the 14-day RSI of 39.4 is in the bearish zone and the MACD line is negative. The 50-day average sits at $8.24 and the 200-day at $7.83, and across the past year the price dropped 49.12%.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from ETC/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
1/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $7.82 is 5.1% below the 50-day simple moving average of $8.24.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 0.1% below the 200-day simple moving average of $7.83.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($8.24) is 5.3% above the 200-day average ($7.83), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 15% of its 52-week range, between $6.08 and $18.02.
ETC/USD share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far ETC/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 95.3% below the all-time high of $167.09, set on May 6, 2021.Market value above $10B ›
The market value is $1.2B.Fixed maximum supply ›
75.4% of the maximum supply is in circulation.
ETC/USD market position
How big Ethereum Classic is, where it trades against its own history, and how much of it exists.
Size: Ethereum Classic ranks #70 by market value, so trading can be thinner than in the largest coins.
Against its high: The price is 95.3% below the all-time high of $167.09, set on May 6, 2021.
Supply: 75.4% of the 210.70M maximum supply is already in circulation.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of ETC/USD's market, adoption and risks.
With a market value of $1.2B, Ethereum Classic (ETC/USD) changed hands for $36.4M over the last 24 hours.
ETC/USD trades 95.3% below its all-time high of $167.09.
Normal swings for ETC/USD run at about 3.34% a day. The price remains 95.3% below its all-time high of $167.09. The downtrend is itself a risk for as long as the price stays under both moving averages. The price is 56.61% below its 52-week high of $18.02.
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 39.4, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 39.4 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 ETC/USD
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
Ethereum Classic (ETC/USD) changes hands at $7.82, sitting below both of its key moving averages. The price is 5.11% below the 50-day average of $8.24 and 0.12% below the 200-day average of $7.83. Within its 52-week range the coin stands at 15%, which is 28.63% above the 52-week low of $6.08. The 50-day average is still 5.27% above the 200-day average, and that gap would shrink if the price keeps trading under the shorter average.
Recent gains sit against a weaker longer record: the price rose 4.14% over the past month, rose 11.52% over the past three months and fell 49.12% over the past year. On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 39.4, in the bearish zone, above the oversold line, with the MACD line negative.
- Two levels matter most right now: the 200-day SMA at $7.83, just above the price, and the 52-week low of $6.08, just below it.
- With the MACD line negative, the 14-day RSI at 39.4 reads as bearish. Stretched momentum shows up only above 70 or below 30.
As long as ETC/USD stays under both its 50-day average of $8.24 and its 200-day average of $7.83, the downtrend holds. A close back above the 200-day would mark the first step toward a repair, and the 200-day SMA at $7.83 is the first hurdle overhead.
The 52-week low at $6.08 is the next level below. The RSI sits in the bearish band, which leans against a quick recovery.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for ETC/USD, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with ETC/USD at $7.82, its 14-day RSI is 39.4 (showing bearish momentum without being oversold), its 50-day simple moving average is $8.24 and its 200-day is $7.83.
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 ETC/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, ETC/USD's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.31 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.34 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.72 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.21 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.
ETC/USD trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Short entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
ETC/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 ETC/USD tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
ETC/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 3.34% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 66.3%, from November 2025 to August 2026; the price is still 56.6% below that peak.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2025 is now worth $5,088.48, against $11,488 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
ETC/USD Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, ETC/USD's worst peak-to-trough fall over the past year was -66.3% (November 2025 to August 2026); it is still 56.6% 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 ETC/USD in October 2025 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: ETC/USD trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $5,088.48 against $11,488.
A $10,000 investment in ETC/USD in October 2025 would be worth about $5,088 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 ETC/USD, and which have not.
Strongest month, April: an average of +1.84%.
Weakest month, March: an average of -19.04%.
This month, October: has averaged -16.48%. 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 ETC/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 ETC/USD today could grow to about $10,123 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $76,803 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $1,334. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
ETC/USD 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $7.86 for ETC/USD by 2030 in the base case, from $7.82 today (1.0x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $2.18. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on ETC/USD's historical return distribution, not price targets.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $4.13 | $7.83 | $14.86 | |
| 2028 | $3.17 | $7.84 | $19.40 | |
| 2029 | $2.59 | $7.85 | $23.81 | |
| 2030 | $2.18 | $7.86 | $28.31 | |
| 2031 | $1.88 | $7.87 | $32.97 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of ETC/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.