Litecoin
LTC - Live PriceTechnical Analysis
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MA Score
-11
Oscillator Score
0
Trend Score
1
15 minutes
Strong Sell
1 hour
Strong Sell
4 hours
Sell
12 hours
Sell
1 day
Sell
LTC to USD Converter
1 LTC = $55.34 USD
LTC Price Live Data
The live Litecoin price today is $55.21 USD with a 24-hour trading volume of 384 M USD. We update our LTC to USD price in real-time. Litecoin is down -2.18% in the last 24 hours. The current Market Cap ranking is #23, with a live market cap of 4.25 B USD. It has a circulating supply of 77 M LTC coins and the max. supply is 84 M.
What Is Litecoin (LTC)?
Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency created by Charlie Lee. It was created based on the Bitcoin protocol but differs in terms of the hashing algorithm used. Litecoin uses the memory intensive Scrypt proof of work mining algorithm. Scrypt allows consumer-grade hardware such as GPU to mine those coins.
Why Litecoin?
Litecoin is a cryptocurrency that has evolved from Bitcoin after its own popularity in the industry, this alternative, or ‘altcoin’ has emerged to allow investors to diversify their digital currency package, according to Investopedia. Litecoin is one of the most prominent altcoins and was created by former Google employee and Director of Engineering at Coinbase, Charlie Lee. Litecoin was the first to alter Bitcoin and the most significant difference is that it takes 2.5 minutes for Litecoin to generate a block, or transaction, in comparison to Bitcoin's 10 minutes.
‘While this matters little to traders, miners who use hardware to run Bitcoin's network cannot switch over to Litecoin. This keeps bigger mining conglomerates away from Litecoin because they cannot easily optimize their profits by swapping to another coin, contributing to a more decentralized experience. Litecoin also has bigger blocks, and more coins in circulation, making it more affordable and swift when transacting,’ Investopedia explained.
As explained above, Litecoin can transact a lot faster than Bitcoin, but there are also a number of other characteristics that investors need to know before trading. Litecoin can handle higher volumes of transactions because of the capability of transacting faster and if Bitcoin attempted to transact on the scale of its altcoin, a code update would be needed. However, Litecoin’s blocks would be larger, but with more ‘orphaned blocks'. The faster block time of litecoin reduces the risk of double spending attacks - this is theoretical in the case of both networks having the same hashing power.
Litecoin Technical Details:
The transaction confirmation time taken for Litecoin is about 2.5 minutes on average (as compared to Bitcoin's 10 minutes). The Litecoin network is scheduled to cap at 84 million currency units.
Litecoin has inspired many other popular alternative currencies (eg. Dogecoin) because of its Scrypt hashing algorithm in order to prevent ASIC miners from mining those coins. However it is said that by the end of this year, Scrypt ASIC will enter the mass market.
Litecoin Key Statistics
As of March 19, 2026, Litecoin (LTC) is ranked #23 by market capitalization at 4.25 B USD. The current price is $55.21 USD, down 2.18% over the past 24 hours and up 1.33% over the past 7 days. The 24-hour trading volume is 384 M USD. The all-time high was $410.26 USD, meaning LTC is currently trading 86.5% below its peak. The maximum supply is capped at 84 M LTC with 77 M LTC currently in circulation. Technical analysis across 5 timeframes shows a Sell consensus, combining moving average, oscillator, and trend signals.
Price Chart
LTC Info
| Market Cap | 4.25 B USD |
| Fully Diluted MC | 4.25 B USD |
| 24h Trade Volume | 384 M USD |
| ATH Market Cap | 31.6 B USD |
| Circulating Supply | 77 M LTC |
| Total Supply | 77 M LTC |
| Max Supply | 84 M LTC |
Technical Analysis Details
| Timeframe | Rating | MA Score | Osc Score | Trend | Volatility | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 min | Strong Sell | -14.00 | -2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -16.00 |
| 1 hour | Strong Sell | -14.00 | -2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | -13.00 |
| 4 hours | Sell | -8.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | -4.00 |
| 12 hours | Sell | -10.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | -5.00 |
| 1 day | Sell | -10.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | -5.00 |
Oscillators
| Name | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| rsi9 | 35.5289 | Neutral |
| rsi14 | 35.9721 | Neutral |
| rsi25 | 38.2043 | Neutral |
| stochk | 23.3333 | Neutral |
| stochd | 31.7778 | Neutral |
| stochrsi_k | 60.932 | Sell |
| stochrsi_d | 66.0936 | Sell |
| cci20 | -125.7419 | Buy |
| williams | -76.6667 | Neutral |
| mom10 | -0.57 | Sell |
| macd_line | -0.4145 | Sell |
| macd_hist | 0.0251 | Buy |
| adx14 | 31.4703 | Buy |
Moving Averages
| Name | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| sma5 | 55.314 | Sell |
| sma10 | 55.431 | Sell |
| sma20 | 55.658 | Sell |
| sma30 | 55.9677 | Sell |
| sma50 | 56.8224 | Sell |
| sma100 | 56.9361 | Sell |
| sma200 | 55.8667 | Sell |
| ema9 | 55.4056 | Sell |
| ema12 | 55.483 | Sell |
| ema13 | 55.5104 | Sell |
| ema26 | 55.8975 | Sell |
| ema50 | 56.3718 | Sell |
| ema100 | 56.4689 | Sell |
| ema200 | 55.7416 | Sell |
Bollinger Bands & Volatility
BB Upper
56.27
BB Middle
55.66
BB Lower
55.05
ATR(14)
0.41
LTC Performance
| Trading Pair | 7d | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTC/USD | +1.33% | +4.98% | -28.64% | -51.49% | -41.12% |
| LTC/BTC | +2.52% | +0.69% | -9.89% | -19.67% | -26.75% |
| LTC/ETH | -2.41% | -5.30% | -1.69% | +0.22% | -43.99% |
LTC Monthly Returns
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -9.27% |
| 2019 | +6.58% | +42.86% | +27.23% | +20.35% | +54.77% | +7.36% | -18.49% | -32.71% | -15.69% | +4.42% | -18.30% | -12.65% |
| 2020 | +70.10% | -19.76% | -32.36% | +22.37% | +0.60% | -11.72% | +47.38% | +2.64% | -27.08% | +20.37% | +56.89% | +44.49% |
| 2021 | +5.51% | +31.86% | +15.42% | +35.17% | -33.63% | -23.69% | +3.42% | +26.32% | -8.13% | +18.49% | +5.45% | -27.63% |
| 2022 | -23.54% | -2.39% | +11.92% | -21.33% | -36.59% | -18.18% | +15.38% | -3.42% | -7.15% | +4.98% | +40.01% | -8.96% |
| 2023 | +41.86% | -3.01% | -4.90% | -6.46% | +8.36% | +13.31% | -12.19% | -32.57% | +8.33% | +2.48% | +2.15% | +4.34% |
| 2024 | -9.57% | +25.54% | +17.80% | -19.79% | +4.33% | -10.85% | -6.37% | -8.88% | -0.19% | +10.88% | +70.31% | -12.22% |
| 2025 | +13.06% | +4.65% | -31.85% | +5.23% | -0.58% | -6.48% | +28.73% | +1.27% | +6.25% | -11.68% | -23.44% | +2.92% |
| 2026 | -26.29% | -9.47% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average | +9.71% | +8.79% | +0.47% | +5.08% | -0.39% | -7.18% | +8.27% | -6.76% | -6.24% | +7.13% | +19.01% | -2.37% |
| Median | +6.05% | +1.13% | +11.92% | +5.23% | +0.60% | -10.85% | +3.42% | -3.42% | -7.15% | +4.98% | +5.45% | -9.12% |
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Litecoin (LTC) FAQ
- What is the current price of Litecoin (LTC)?
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The live Litecoin price is $55.21 USD as of March 19, 2026. The price is updated in real-time and has changed -2.18% in the last 24 hours.
- What is the market cap of Litecoin?
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Litecoin has a market capitalization of 4.25 B USD, ranking it #23 among all cryptocurrencies. Market cap is calculated by multiplying the current price by the circulating supply.
- What is the 24-hour trading volume of LTC?
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The 24-hour trading volume of Litecoin is 384 M USD. Trading volume indicates the total value of LTC that has been traded in the last 24 hours across all exchanges.
- What is the all-time high price of Litecoin?
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The all-time high price of Litecoin is $410.26 USD. The current price of $55.21 USD means LTC is trading 86.5% below its all-time high.
- What is the maximum supply of LTC?
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The maximum supply of Litecoin is capped at 84 M LTC coins. This limited supply is a key factor in the long-term value proposition of Litecoin.
- How to buy Litecoin (LTC)?
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- What is the technical analysis outlook for LTC?
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The current technical analysis consensus for Litecoin is "Sell" based on a composite analysis across 5 timeframes (15m, 1h, 4h, 12h, 1D). This includes moving averages, oscillators, and trend indicators.
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