Practice Ethereum trading with $500 in demo money.
Ethereum fell 34.7% 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-34.7%$3,837 to $2,504
- Volatility62.1%annualized, Bitcoin 44.3%
- Max drawdown-63.1%Oct 2025 to Jun 2026
- Days with a 5%+ move3722 up, 15 down
Kraken ETHUSD daily closes (UTC), Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026. Rebuilt every week from the saved data.
Ethereum over the last 12 months
The year started near the top. Ethereum's highest close in the window, $4,244, came on Oct 13, 2025, and the lowest, $1,565, on Jun 25, 2026, 255 days later. Bitcoin bottomed 5 days later, so the two lows came within a week of each other. Over the 12 months Ethereum fell 34.7%, 8.1 percentage points worse than Bitcoin (-26.6%). It closed higher on 182 of the 365 days, and 5 of the 11 full calendar months ended higher. The best month was August 2026 (+32.6%), the worst November 2025 (-22.2%).
It swung harder than Bitcoin: 62.1% annualized volatility against 44.3%, and 37 days with a move above 5%, about one day in 10. Its worst day was Bitcoin's worst day too, Feb 5, 2026: Ethereum fell 14.9% while Bitcoin fell 13.9%. The biggest one-day rise was +17.5% on Aug 19, 2026, the biggest fall -14.9% on Feb 5, 2026. On a typical day the price moved 1.60% either way (the median daily move).
From its peak of $4,244 on Oct 13, 2025 it fell 63.1% to $1,565 on Jun 25, 2026. The rebound from that low reached 77.4%, yet the last close was still 41.0% under the peak.
How Ethereum compared with the other seven
- Of the seven coins next to Bitcoin, it tracked Bitcoin most closely (correlation 0.91).
- Only XRP had a bigger one-day gain than its +17.5% on Aug 19, 2026.
| Close on Oct 10, 2025 | $3,837 |
|---|---|
| Close on Oct 10, 2026 | $2,504 |
| 1-year change | -34.7% |
| Highest close | $4,244 on Oct 13, 2025 |
| Lowest close | $1,565 on Jun 25, 2026 |
| Annualized volatility | 62.1% (Bitcoin 44.3%) |
| Median daily move | 1.60% |
| Days that closed higher | 182 of 365 |
| Days with a move over 5% | 37 (22 up, 15 down) |
| Best day | +17.5% on Aug 19, 2026 |
| Worst day | -14.9% on Feb 5, 2026 |
| Maximum drawdown | -63.1%, Oct 13, 2025 to Jun 25, 2026 |
| Months that ended higher | 5 of 11 full months |
| Best and worst month | August 2026 +32.6%, November 2025 -22.2% |
| Correlation with Bitcoin | 0.91 (same direction on 87% of days) |
Ethereum 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 $538.10 on Oct 10, 2026 (+7.6%), while one buy on Oct 10, 2025 was worth $326.29 (-34.7%).
The weekly buys paid an average of $2,327 per ETH, 39.4% less than the $3,837 of the single buy, because 49 of the 52 buys came after the price had dropped below its starting level.
30 of the 52 buys were below the final price of $2,504, so a small majority of them ended in profit.
One buy on Oct 10, 2025
$326.29
-34.7%
$500 bought 0.13 ETH at $3,837.
52 weekly buys of $9.62
$538.10
+7.6%
0.215 ETH at an average of $2,327.
How the test was calculated
- Prices: Kraken ETHUSD daily closes (UTC), Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026.
- One buy: $500 at the Oct 10, 2025 close of $3,837, valued at the Oct 10, 2026 close of $2,504.
- Weekly buys: $500 / 52 = $9.62 at the close of every seventh day from Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026, 0.215 ETH 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 Ethereum?
Ethereum is a blockchain for smart contracts, small programs that run on the network and power most DeFi apps, stablecoins and NFTs. Its coin is ether, traded as ETH. It launched in 2015 and moved from mining to proof of stake in September 2022, an upgrade known as the Merge. ETH pays the network fees (gas) for every transaction and contract call.
More in the guide What is Ethereum?
How to practice Ethereum 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 Ethereum in the Market tab
Ethereum (ETH) 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 $2,504, $500 bought about 0.2 ETH.
- Step 3
Size the trade before you buy
On a typical day in this window Ethereum moved 1.60%, about $1.60 on a $100 position. Its worst day, Feb 5, 2026, would have cost that position $14.89. Decide how much of the $500 you are willing to lose on one trade, then use the position size calculator to turn it into a trade size.
- Step 4
Repeat the weekly test
Buy $9.62 of ETH 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 Ethereum closed lower on 183 of the 365 days here. Leverage multiplies every move: at 5x, the -14.9% of its worst day would have meant a 74.4% loss on the position.
Free plan: 10 coins including Ethereum, 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.
Ethereum practice questions
Can I practice Ethereum trading for free?
Yes. Ethereum (ETH) 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 0.2 ETH. Pro adds short selling and leverage.
How volatile was Ethereum over the last year?
From Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026, Ethereum's annualized volatility was 62.1% (Bitcoin: 44.3%). It moved more than 5% in a day 37 times. The biggest daily rise was +17.5% on Aug 19, 2026 and the biggest fall -14.9% on Feb 5, 2026.
What would $500 in Ethereum a year ago be worth now?
$500 of Ethereum bought at the Oct 10, 2025 close of $3,837 was worth $326.29 on Oct 10, 2026 (-34.7%). Spread over 52 weekly buys of $9.62, the same $500 was worth $538.10 (+7.6%). No fees are included.
What was Ethereum's biggest drop in the last year?
Ethereum fell 63.1% from $4,244 on Oct 13, 2025 to $1,565 on Jun 25, 2026, over 255 days. By Oct 10, 2026 it had not returned to that peak: the last close, $2,504, was 41.0% below it.
Does Ethereum move with Bitcoin?
Over the 365 days to Oct 10, 2026, Ethereum moved very closely with Bitcoin: both closed in the same direction on 87% of days, and the correlation of their daily returns was 0.91 (1 means they always move together).
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Coins that moved like Ethereum
Over the same 365 days, Ethereum's daily moves matched Bitcoin most closely (correlation 0.91), then Solana (0.88).
Practice Ethereum with $500 in demo money.
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Educational content, not investment advice. The figures describe Ethereum'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.