MKTX drawdown: 80.2% below the all-time high
MarketAxess (MKTX) is 80.2% below its all-time high, set Dec 22, 2020 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown. "All-time" means since our price data begins (2004).
- Below all-time high
- −80.2%
- 19.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $590.3
- Dec 22, 2020
- Time below the high
- 5.6 yrs
- since Dec 22, 2020
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −81.5%
- Jun 25, 2026
- Longest underwater
- 6.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 25, 2016
- 10.4 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Oct 20, 2008
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2004#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of MKTX, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2020 | Jun 25, 2026 | −81.5% | 5.5 yrs | not yet | 5.6 yrs+ |
| Nov 22, 2004 | Oct 17, 2008 | −80.6% | 3.9 yrs | Mar 8, 2011 | 6.3 yrs |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Mar 23, 2020 | −32.9% | 7 mo | Apr 16, 2020 | 7 mo |
| Nov 21, 2013 | Jul 11, 2014 | −32.7% | 8 mo | Dec 18, 2014 | 13 mo |
| Mar 28, 2012 | Jun 28, 2012 | −30.6% | 3 mo | Jan 29, 2013 | 10 mo |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Oct 1, 2018 | −22.6% | 7 mo | Dec 7, 2018 | 9 mo |
| Aug 29, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | −20.1% | 35 days | Nov 3, 2011 | 2 mo |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Sep 18, 2020 | −20.0% | 2 mo | Oct 20, 2020 | 3 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 2004: how far MKTX stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: MKTX is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ
- How far is MKTX from its all-time high?
- MKTX is currently 80.2% below its all-time high, set Dec 22, 2020 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest MKTX drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2004) took the stock 81.5% below its prior high, bottoming Jun 25, 2026. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 2004 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — MKTX may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.