FX
Cardano (USD)
The Cardano (ADA) price in US dollars from global exchanges. A flagship first-generation altcoin with a top-tier market cap, its relative strength against Bitcoin tracks how far the altcoin rotation has progressed in the crypto cycle.
Cardano (USD) latest observations
- Observed
- 2026-10-28
- Latest
- 0.21 USD
- Change from previous
- ▼ -0.00 USD
Check the observation dates in both the summary and chart; release and refresh times can differ.
At a glance
Cardano (USD): latest value and prior change
As of 2026-10-27, Cardano (USD) is 0.20 USD. It is 0.00 USD lower than 0.21 USD on 2026-10-26.
Across 250 available observations from 2026-02-20 to 2026-10-27, the latest value is at the tie-adjusted 36th percentile.
- Observed on
- Default comparison window
- 2026-02-20–2026-10-27
- Observations · observed cadence
- 250 · Daily
- Data source
- Yahoo Finance
A high or low percentile does not by itself make the indicator positive, negative, or a buy or sell signal.
2026-08-29 → 2026-10-27 · USD
- First
- 0.20 USD
- 2026-08-29
- Latest
- 0.20 USD
- 2026-10-27
- Window low
- 0.19 USD
- 2026-08-30
- Window high
- 0.27 USD
- 2026-10-05
The horizontal axis follows observation order; calendar intervals may differ. High and low refer to observed values within this window, not intraday or all-time extremes. Ties show the first observation date.
Time-series chart
Cardano (USD)
2026-02-20–2026-10-27
Long-history series are stored as real provider observations. Index, FX, VIX, and ratio charts use historical backfill where providers expose it; Korean investor flow and margin-credit feeds expand as stable historical endpoints become available.
Recent observations and calculated changes
The ten latest chart observations. Change subtracts the previous observation; intervals vary with holidays, release schedules and missing data. A difference in rates or ratios is not an investment return.
| Observed | Value | Previous date | Difference (current − previous) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | 0.20 USD | 2026-10-26 | -0.00 USD |
| 2026-10-26 | 0.21 USD | 2026-10-25 | 0.00 USD |
| 2026-10-25 | 0.20 USD | 2026-10-24 | -0.00 USD |
| 2026-10-24 | 0.21 USD | 2026-10-23 | -0.00 USD |
| 2026-10-23 | 0.21 USD | 2026-10-22 | -0.00 USD |
| 2026-10-22 | 0.21 USD | 2026-10-21 | -0.01 USD |
| 2026-10-21 | 0.23 USD | 2026-10-20 | 0.00 USD |
| 2026-10-20 | 0.22 USD | 2026-10-19 | 0.01 USD |
| 2026-10-19 | 0.22 USD | 2026-10-18 | -0.00 USD |
| 2026-10-18 | 0.22 USD | 2026-10-17 | 0.00 USD |
Source: Yahoo Finance
Interpretation guide
Cardano in dollars: the progress marker of the altcoin rotation
Cardano (ADA) is a first-generation large-cap altcoin with a long-held top-tier market cap. Neither pure sentiment like meme coins nor ecosystem-backed like Ethereum, it sits in between — the progress marker showing whether a bull market has spread into the large-alt zone.
What it means
In crypto bull markets money radiates from Bitcoin to Ethereum, then large alts, then small coins. A genuine ADA advance signals capital entering the large-alt stage, and it is more credible when Bitcoin dominance is falling at the same time.
- ADA starting to outperform Bitcoin flags a possible altcoin-season entry.
- ADA strength with falling Bitcoin dominance confirms the rotation is spreading.
- An ADA spike during Bitcoin weakness is likely an isolated event with poor persistence.
Interpretation rules
ADA is a mature coin whose price barely reacts to roadmap news anymore — most of its move is market beta. Relative strength and turnover carry the real information, not the project narrative.
- A trend change in the ADA/BTC ratio outranks any single news item.
- Price gains without turnover come from thin books and are vulnerable to retracement.
- Performance versus Ethereum reads the risk temperature inside the large-alt group.
How to apply it
ADA's use case is staging the altcoin cycle. Large alts rising marks mid-cycle; meme coins joining marks late cycle — ADA is the middle coordinate on that map.
- Early ADA strength is a reference signal for mid-cycle entry in crypto.
- When even ADA rolls over, treat it as broad alt risk-appetite retreat and review exposure.
- Read it with Dogecoin and Solana to separate the rotation's stages, large-cap versus meme.