LINK vs ETH
Chainlink and Ethereum compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, LINK against ETH. Measurements only: this page does not rank LINK above ETH or the other way round.
This page puts Chainlink (LINK) and Ethereum (ETH) next to each other on 16 measures, rebuilt from the day's data. LINK and ETH are paired here by one rule: measured against a market anchor.
Across the table Chainlink is ahead on 4 measures and Ethereum on 9. A measure count is a summary of today's LINK and ETH data, nothing more.
Hype risk side by side
LINK against ETH, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 18, 2026
| Measure | LINK | ETH | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $8.50B | $297.62B | ETH |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #17 | #2 | ETH |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $11.37 | $2,440 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $344.1M | $11.83B | ETH |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.040 | 0.040 | LINK |
| 24-hour change | +2.6% | +0.6% | LINK |
| 7-day change | -1.2% | +0.1% | ETH |
| 30-day change | +20.2% | +28.0% | ETH |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +43.2% | +43.0% | LINK |
| Trending position Today's global order | – | #21 | n/a |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 0 | 3 | ETH |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | – | 2 | n/a |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 60% | 70% | ETH |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 52 | 54 | ETH |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -53.7% | -47.8% | ETH |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 0/100 | 10/100 | LINK |
What the numbers say
20 facts from today's collection
Ethereum carries 35.0x the market value of Chainlink today — $297.62B against $8.50B.
On the ranking table Chainlink is number 17 while Ethereum is number 2 (15 places).
At $2,440 per coin, ETH is 215x the unit price of LINK at $11.37; market value is the comparable figure.
The deeper market today is ETH with $11.83B of volume; LINK saw $344.1M.
4.0% of LINK's market value traded in the last 24 hours, against 4.0% for ETH.
Over 24 hours LINK moved +2.6% and ETH +0.6%, a spread of 1.9 points.
Over seven days ETH moved +0.1% and LINK -1.2%, a spread of 1.3 points.
Over thirty days ETH moved +28.0% and LINK +20.2%, a spread of 7.8 points.
Over roughly a quarter, Chainlink returned +43.2% while the other side of the pair returned +43.0%.
ETH is on the trending list at number 21 and LINK is not on it at all today.
The national feeds carry ETH in 3 markets and LINK in 0.
Out of 10 and 10 valid checks, LINK clears 60% and ETH clears 70%.
Fourteen-day momentum: 52 for LINK, 54 for ETH — neither is at an extreme.
Ethereum is the closer of the two to its 52-week high: -47.8% away against -53.7%.
Long-term filter: Chainlink clears its 200-day line, Ethereum clears its own.
Risk scoring separates them by 10 points, with ETH on the riskier side at 10 and LINK at 0.
Sector membership differs — LINK: DeFi, Real-world assets, Oracles, ETH: Layer 1 chains.
Relative volume: 0.73x for LINK, 0.82x for ETH — anything near 1 is an ordinary day.
Trend history depth: 1 recorded days for LINK and 0 for ETH.
Both signals run on daily closes: 399 of them for LINK and 399 for ETH.
Last 90 daily closes
Each chart is scaled to its own range
Chainlink
Ethereum
Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of LINK and ETH is trending today?
Ethereum is trending at position 21 today, and the other side of the LINK/ETH pair is on no trending feed at all. The list that ranks LINK and ETH is rebuilt every day at 00:35 UTC.
Is LINK bigger than ETH?
Ethereum is larger, at $297.62B of market value against $8.50B — 35.0x the size.
What does the daily signal say about LINK and ETH?
The checklist reads Neutral for LINK (60% of checks passed) and Buy for ETH (70%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on LINK and ETH, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Ethereum scores 10/100 against 0 for Chainlink. The score behind both the LINK and ETH figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy LINK or ETH?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about LINK and ETH — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about LINK, ETH or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.