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kcexHow NEAR Protocol ended up so far from its high
NEAR Protocol trades at $4.32 against a high of $20.60 in January 2022 — −79.0% off the peak. Getting back there would take a 4.8× rise.
From low to high
Over 6 years the price of NEAR Protocol has moved between $0.5246 and $20.60. The low came in November 2020, the high in January 2022. From the bottom the price has risen 8.2× — which is what someone would have made buying at the worst possible moment and holding to today.
The deepest fall on monthly closes was −92.3%: from the peak in December 2021 to the bottom in September 2023, taking 21 months. A useful number: it shows what holding through would have meant.
It has been 58 months since that high, and the price has not returned to it.
What the years show
The best full year was 2021 at +951%. The worst was 2022 at −91.4%. Of 5 full years, 3 closed up and 2 closed down.
Rising years outnumber falling ones — but the spread between the best and worst year matters more than the count: that is what tells you what to be ready for.
The current year stands at +186%, ranging from $0.8410 to $6.00.
Months: how many closed up
Of 71 closed months, 29 finished up and 42 finished down — 41% of months were rising ones. The average month returned +9.7%.
The strongest month on record was September 2026 at +178%; the hardest was November 2022 at −44.5%.
Does NEAR have a seasonal pattern
On average NEAR did best in September: +38.5% across 6 observations, 4 of them positive. It did worst in June: −25.8% across 6 observations.
We print the number of observations next to the percentage for a reason. 6 observations is 6 observations: on a sample that size a pattern cannot be told apart from coincidence. Interesting to look at, not something to plan around.
How to use this
Everything above is the past. It does not say where the price goes next, but it does show the range to be ready for: $0.5246 to $20.60, with a drawdown of −92.3%.
What is useful right now is this: NEAR costs different amounts on different exchanges, and that gap is visible in the cross-exchange scanner. Before a large purchase it is worth checking the order books — they show how much you can actually take at a given price, not just the best offer. And if the coin has to move between venues, the transfers section shows which network is cheaper.
