BITCOIN HISTORICAL RETURNS
How has Bitcoin performed month by month?
Compare every month since 2010, then open any year for daily prices.
Bitcoin monthly returns
Price fellPrice roseStronger color = larger move, up to 40%* Month or year so far
Same month. Different years.
Choose a calendar month to see its history.
THE CALENDAR LENS
January
+9.50%average monthly return10 up6 down16 readingsTHE CALENDAR LENS
February
+12.67%average monthly return11 up5 down16 readingsTHE CALENDAR LENS
March
+9.84%average monthly return8 up8 down16 readingsTHE CALENDAR LENS
April
+32.82%average monthly return12 up4 down16 readingsTHE CALENDAR LENS
May
+17.59%average monthly return9 up7 down16 readingsTHE CALENDAR LENS
June
+5.29%average monthly return9 up7 down16 readingsTHE CALENDAR LENS
July
+9.31%average monthly return12 up5 down17 readingsTHE CALENDAR LENS
August
−0.25%average monthly return6 up11 down17 readingsTHE CALENDAR LENS
September
−2.67%average monthly return8 up9 down17 readingsTHE CALENDAR LENS
October
+26.78%average monthly return11 up5 down16 readingsTHE CALENDAR LENS
November
+34.30%average monthly return10 up6 down16 readingsTHE CALENDAR LENS
December
+9.85%average monthly return8 up8 down16 readingsThe months that made history.
The biggest monthly rises and falls, across the full record.
Two more ways to cut the record.
The same daily prices, grouped differently.
Returns between supply cuts
Roughly every four years the reward for mining a block is cut in half. Compare each stretch between those cuts.
- Periods
- 4
- Strongest
- +4,477.5%
- Now
- +37.6%
Returns by day
The average daily change on each day of the week, and on each date of the month.
- Readings
- 5,917
- Strongest day
- Monday
- Its average
- +0.591%
Understanding
Bitcoin Historical Returns
Where it stands today
Bitcoin is −4.69% in 2026 so far, measured from the year's first price to its latest close. Across the whole record November is the strongest calendar month, averaging +34.30% as of .
What one month's return measures
Each monthly return compares its opening price with its final recorded close. The year total measures that year's own opening-to-closing change. It is not the sum of the monthly returns.
Why the columns hold different numbers of readings
The average row uses every available reading for that month, including the unfinished month marked with an asterisk. The record begins in July 2010, so the columns do not all have the same number of readings.
What these patterns can and cannot tell you
Past patterns do not tell us what happens next. Open a year to see the daily prices behind a move, or compare different periods before drawing a conclusion.
Source: Maketo daily price record. Through 28 Sep 2026. Reading for .