Crypto glossary
ATL (all-time low)
An all-time low (ATL) is the lowest price an asset has ever traded at since it was listed, a reference point for how far a token has fallen.
ATL stands for all-time low, the lowest price ever recorded for an asset across its trading history. It is the mirror image of an all-time high (ATH). Data sites usually measure it from the first day a token traded on the exchanges they track, so the exact figure can differ between sources.
In crypto, new tokens often hit their ATL weeks or months after launch, once early investors and airdrop recipients sell and unlocks add supply. Traders watch the distance from the ATL and the ATH to judge how stretched a price is, and a fresh ATL after a long decline is often read as a sign of capitulation or of a project losing relevance.
A price near its all-time low is not automatically cheap. Tokens with continuous emissions or weak demand can keep setting new lows for years, and many end up close to zero. The level says nothing about value on its own; supply, usage and liquidity matter more.
Example
If a token listed at $2.00, peaked at $5.00 and later fell to $0.30, that $0.30 is its ATL, and a buyer at that level would need a gain of more than 1,500% to get back to the ATH.
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