Key facts, as of
As of October 22, 2026, Polkadot (DOT) trades at $1.11, down 62.0% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $0.7278 to $3.52; the price is 68.5% below that high. It sits 6.4% above its 200-day average of $1.04, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend. Its 30-day volatility is 85.8% annualized, which we rate very high risk.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Polkadot (DOT) price analysis", 2026-10-22. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/dot-usd
Where it trades today
trading 14% of the way up its 52-week range
What the chart is saying
Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.
weakening- Price is 1.5% below its 50-day average and 6.4% above its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-10-09 (a “golden cross”).
- RSI at 46 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $1.15 (+3.9%), the nearest floor $1.03 (-7.4%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
The coins it is measured against
DOT-USD beside the cryptocurrency names it is usually measured against.
DOT-USDyou are here$1.11$1.90B
BTC-USDBitcoin$81243.89$1.63T
ETH-USDEthereum$2381.85$290.75B
SOL-USDSolana$103.33$60.93BQuestions people ask about it
What is the Polkadot chart saying right now?
Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend. Price is 1.5% below its 50-day average and 6.4% above its 200-day. The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-10-09 (a “golden cross”). RSI at 46 is neither stretched nor washed out. The nearest ceiling is $1.15 (+3.9%), the nearest floor $1.03 (-7.4%).
Where are Polkadot's support and resistance levels?
Resistance near $1.22, 9.6% above the last close (the price turned there 2 times). Resistance near $1.15, 3.9% above the last close (the price turned there 3 times). Support near $1.03, 7.4% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times). Support near $0.886, 20.2% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times). Levels are zones where the price reversed at least twice in the last year.
How volatile is Polkadot?
Over the last 30 days Polkadot moved with 86% annualized volatility. For comparison, the S&P 500 usually runs between 12% and 20%. A position in it can lose a fifth of its value in weeks without anything unusual happening.
Compare DOT-USD with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.