DCA Math
LINK · bought Jan 1, 2020 at $1.81

$1,000 in Chainlink in 2020 would be worth $6,352 today

That is a +535.2% return, or +31.8% a year over 6.7 years. It peaked at $28,860 and fell 90.2% from a high at the worst point.

$100 in 2020
$635
$500 in 2020
$3,176
$1,000 in 2020
$6,352
$5,000 in 2020
$31,760
$10,000 in 2020
$63,519
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Price data from Jan 16, 2019 to Sep 13, 2026.

Buys at that day's close. Fees and taxes are not included.

Worth today
$6,352
552.1506 LINK at $11.50
Profit
$5,352
Return
+535.2%
Annualised
+31.8%
over 6.7 years
Bought at
$1.81
Jan 1, 2020
Peak value
$28,860
May 9, 2021
Lowest value
$959
Jan 2, 2020
Worst drawdown
-90.2%
peak to trough

$1,000 in Chainlink on Jan 1, 2020 is worth $6,352 today. Holding through it meant sitting through a 90.2% drop at the worst point.

What happened after Jan 1, 2020

$1,000 bought 552.1506 LINK. The position hit its highest value of $28,860 on May 9, 2021 and its lowest of $959 on Jan 2, 2020. Today, with LINK at $11.50, it is worth $6,352.

The 90.2% worst drawdown is the number to weigh against the headline. A holder who sold at the bottom of that fall never saw today's figure.

Other starting years

The same $1,000 at the start of a different year gives a very different answer. The Chainlink overview compares every year side by side, and the DCA calculator shows what spreading the purchase out would have done instead.

Frequently asked questions

How much would $1,000 in Chainlink in 2020 be worth today?
$6,352. $1,000 bought 552.1506 LINK at $1.81 on Jan 1, 2020, and LINK closed at $11.50 on Sep 13, 2026.
What was the Chainlink price in 2020?
$1.81 at the close of Jan 1, 2020, the first trading day of 2020 in the data. The price moved a lot within the year; use the date picker to test a specific day.
What was the peak value of that investment?
$28,860 on May 9, 2021. The lowest point was $959 on Jan 2, 2020, and the deepest fall from a peak was 90.2%.
Does this include fees or taxes?
No. A typical 0.1% to 0.6% exchange fee would trim the result slightly, and any sale is a taxable event in most countries.