Practice BNB trading with $500 in demo money.
BNB fell 36.3% in the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026. Practice trading it with $500 in demo money in the Staxo app, at real market prices, before you put your own money on it.
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- 1-year change-36.3%$1,177 to $749.62
- Volatility48.3%annualized, Bitcoin 44.3%
- Max drawdown-58.1%Oct 2025 to Jun 2026
- Days with a 5%+ move2010 up, 10 down
Kraken BNBUSD daily closes (UTC), Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026. Rebuilt every week from the saved data.
BNB over the last 12 months
The year started near the top. BNB's highest close in the window, $1,303, came on Oct 12, 2025, and the lowest, $545.61, on Jun 30, 2026, 261 days later. That low came on the same day as Bitcoin's. Over the 12 months BNB fell 36.3%, 9.7 percentage points worse than Bitcoin (-26.6%). It closed higher on 184 of the 365 days, and 4 of the 11 full calendar months ended higher. The best month was August 2026 (+17.8%), the worst June 2026 (-23.1%).
Its volatility, 48.3% a year, was close to Bitcoin's 44.3%. 20 days moved more than 5%, 10 up and 10 down. Its worst day was Bitcoin's worst day too, Feb 5, 2026: BNB fell 12.8% while Bitcoin fell 13.9%. The biggest one-day rise was +14.7% on Oct 12, 2025, the biggest fall -12.8% on Feb 5, 2026. On a typical day the price moved 1.20% either way (the median daily move).
The slide from Oct 12, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026 took 261 days and cut the price by 58.1%, from $1,303 to $545.61. By Oct 10, 2026 it had not won that back: the last close was 42.5% below the peak.
How BNB compared with the other seven
- It spent only 3 days of 365 above its starting price, the fewest of the eight.
- Only Dogecoin bounced less off its low than BNB's 46.6%.
- Only TRON closed higher on more days (191 against 184).
| Close on Oct 10, 2025 | $1,177 |
|---|---|
| Close on Oct 10, 2026 | $749.62 |
| 1-year change | -36.3% |
| Highest close | $1,303 on Oct 12, 2025 |
| Lowest close | $545.61 on Jun 30, 2026 |
| Annualized volatility | 48.3% (Bitcoin 44.3%) |
| Median daily move | 1.20% |
| Days that closed higher | 184 of 365 |
| Days with a move over 5% | 20 (10 up, 10 down) |
| Best day | +14.7% on Oct 12, 2025 |
| Worst day | -12.8% on Feb 5, 2026 |
| Maximum drawdown | -58.1%, Oct 12, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026 |
| Months that ended higher | 4 of 11 full months |
| Best and worst month | August 2026 +17.8%, June 2026 -23.1% |
| Correlation with Bitcoin | 0.80 (same direction on 85% of days) |
BNB DCA vs one buy, with $500 of demo money
Buying weekly turned a losing year into a gain. $500 spread over 52 weekly buys was worth $531.07 on Oct 10, 2026 (+6.2%), while one buy on Oct 10, 2025 was worth $318.51 (-36.3%).
The weekly buys paid an average of $705.76 per BNB, 40.0% less than the $1,177 of the single buy, because 51 of the 52 buys came after the price had dropped below its starting level.
32 of the 52 buys were below the final price of $749.62, so a small majority of them ended in profit.
One buy on Oct 10, 2025
$318.51
-36.3%
$500 bought 0.425 BNB at $1,177.
52 weekly buys of $9.62
$531.07
+6.2%
0.708 BNB at an average of $705.76.
How the test was calculated
- Prices: Kraken BNBUSD daily closes (UTC), Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026.
- One buy: $500 at the Oct 10, 2025 close of $1,177, valued at the Oct 10, 2026 close of $749.62.
- Weekly buys: $500 / 52 = $9.62 at the close of every seventh day from Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026, 0.708 BNB in total, valued at the same last close.
- No fees, no spread, fractional coins allowed. Run other amounts and schedules in the DCA calculator.
What is BNB?
BNB was created by the Binance exchange in 2017 and is now the native coin of BNB Chain, a blockchain for apps and tokens. It pays the transaction fees on BNB Chain and can be used for trading-fee discounts on Binance. Part of the supply is burned (destroyed) every quarter, so the number of BNB in circulation shrinks over time.
More in the guide What are altcoins?
How to practice BNB trading in Staxo
- Step 1
Download Staxo and get $500
Staxo is free on iPhone and Android. Create your account in the app and your demo wallet starts with $500, plus a daily bonus when you come back.
- Step 2
Find BNB in the Market tab
BNB is one of the 10 coins on the free plan, so you can buy and sell it with market orders, up to 10 trades a day. At the Oct 10, 2026 close of $749.62, $500 bought about 0.667 BNB.
- Step 3
Size the trade before you buy
A $100 position in BNB moved about $1.20 on a typical day here, and lost $12.79 on the worst one (Feb 5, 2026). Pick the loss you accept per trade first, then use the position size calculator to turn it into a trade size.
- Step 4
Repeat the weekly test
Buy $9.62 of BNB on the same day each week, as in the test above, and compare your average cost with the price. Each buy is one of your 10 trades that day.
- Step 5
Add shorts and leverage with Pro
Staxo Pro adds short selling and leverage (1x, 2x and 5x). A short gains when the price falls, and BNB closed lower on 181 of the 365 days here. Leverage multiplies every move: at 5x, the -12.8% of its worst day would have meant a 63.9% loss on the position.
Free plan: 10 coins including BNB, market orders, up to 10 trades a day, 6 courses. Pro: $1.99 for the first month, then $8.99 a month or $59.99 a year, for all top 100 coins, all 42 courses, short selling and leverage.
BNB practice questions
Can I practice BNB trading for free?
Yes. BNB is on Staxo's free plan: you start with $500 in demo money and can trade it with market orders, up to 10 trades a day, on iPhone or Android. At the Oct 10, 2026 close, $500 bought about 0.667 BNB. Pro adds short selling and leverage.
How volatile was BNB over the last year?
From Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026, BNB's annualized volatility was 48.3% (Bitcoin: 44.3%). It moved more than 5% in a day 20 times. The biggest daily rise was +14.7% on Oct 12, 2025 and the biggest fall -12.8% on Feb 5, 2026.
What would $500 in BNB a year ago be worth now?
$500 of BNB bought at the Oct 10, 2025 close of $1,177 was worth $318.51 on Oct 10, 2026 (-36.3%). Spread over 52 weekly buys of $9.62, the same $500 was worth $531.07 (+6.2%). No fees are included.
What was BNB's biggest drop in the last year?
BNB fell 58.1% from $1,303 on Oct 12, 2025 to $545.61 on Jun 30, 2026, over 261 days. By Oct 10, 2026 it had not returned to that peak: the last close, $749.62, was 42.5% below it.
Does BNB move with Bitcoin?
Over the 365 days to Oct 10, 2026, BNB moved closely with Bitcoin: both closed in the same direction on 85% of days, and the correlation of their daily returns was 0.80 (1 means they always move together).
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Coins that moved like BNB
Over the same 365 days, BNB's daily moves matched Solana most closely (correlation 0.81), then Ethereum (0.80).
Practice BNB with $500 in demo money.
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Educational content, not investment advice. The figures describe BNB's price from Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026 and say nothing about where it goes next. Staxo is a simulator: you practice with demo money, never real money.