BTC vs LTC
Bitcoin and Litecoin compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, BTC against LTC. Measurements only: this page does not rank BTC above LTC or the other way round.
Two coins, 16 measures, no verdict: BTC and LTC are matched here because of measured against a market anchor, and every figure below is regenerated each day.
The tally comes out 7–7 in favour of BTC in the BTC/LTC pair, but each row answers its own question and none of them forecasts a price.
Hype risk side by side
BTC against LTC, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 19, 2026
| Measure | BTC | LTC | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $1.63T | $4.56B | BTC |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #1 | #26 | BTC |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $81,208 | $58.77 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $45.06B | $408.5M | BTC |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.028 | 0.090 | LTC |
| 24-hour change | +6.3% | +8.5% | LTC |
| 7-day change | +4.9% | +9.7% | LTC |
| 30-day change | +16.9% | +24.7% | LTC |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +25.8% | +30.6% | LTC |
| Trending position Today's global order | #1 | #25 | BTC |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 13 | 1 | BTC |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 3 | 3 | level |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 70% | 90% | LTC |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 64 | 69 | LTC |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -35.1% | -53.8% | BTC |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 8/100 | 12/100 | BTC |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
Size first: BTC is valued at $1.63T and LTC at $4.56B, so BTC is 358x larger.
On the ranking table Bitcoin is number 1 while Litecoin is number 26 (25 places).
Price per token: BTC $81,208, LTC $58.77. BTC and LTC do not share a supply schedule, so the market-cap row is the comparable one.
Volume over 24 hours reads $45.06B for BTC and $408.5M for LTC, a 110x difference in traded value.
Turnover tells a different story: LTC trades 9.0% of its market value each day, the other 2.8%.
The last 24 hours left Bitcoin at +6.3% and Litecoin at +8.5%.
+4.9% for BTC over seven days, +9.7% for LTC — LTC ahead on this window by 4.8 points.
+16.9% for BTC over thirty days, +24.7% for LTC — LTC ahead on this window by 7.8 points.
Stretch the window to 90 days and LTC leads with +30.6% against +25.8%.
The pair appears together on the trending map, BTC at 1 (3 consecutive days) and LTC at 25 (3).
Geographic spread: 13 countries for BTC and 1 for LTC.
Out of 10 and 10 valid checks, BTC clears 70% and LTC clears 90%.
The RSI readings are 64 and 69 respectively, putting LTC higher up the momentum scale.
Measured against their own 52-week peaks, Bitcoin sits -35.1% below and Litecoin -53.8% below.
BTC and LTC both trade above their own 200-day moving average, the simplest long-term filter in the model.
Risk scoring separates them by 4 points, with LTC on the riskier side at 12 and BTC at 8.
BTC and LTC share 1 CoinGecko category: Layer 1 chains.
Today's volume is 1.65 times normal for Bitcoin and 1.61 times normal for Litecoin.
The signal for BTC is built on 400 daily closes and the one for LTC on 400.
Last 90 daily closes
Each chart is scaled to its own range
Bitcoin
Litecoin
Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of BTC and LTC is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: BTC at position 1 and LTC at position 25. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in BTC and LTC, not price direction.
Is BTC bigger than LTC?
Bitcoin is larger, at $1.63T of market value against $4.56B — 358x the size.
What does the daily signal say about BTC and LTC?
The checklist reads Buy for BTC (70% of checks passed) and Strong buy for LTC (90%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on BTC and LTC, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Litecoin scores 12/100 against 8 for Bitcoin. The score behind both the BTC and LTC figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy BTC or LTC?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about BTC and LTC — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about BTC, LTC or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.