Bitcoin Returns
BTC & ETH daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly historical returns · average & median · BTC since 2013, ETH since 2016
Bitcoin Quarterly Returns
| Time | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -22.08% | -14.15% | +12.52% | — |
| 2025 | -11.78% | +29.79% | +6.44% | -23.14% |
| 2024 | +68.57% | -11.93% | +0.88% | +47.76% |
| 2023 | +72.09% | +7.05% | -11.52% | +56.82% |
| 2022 | -1.53% | -56.18% | -2.61% | -14.84% |
| 2021 | +103.11% | -40.34% | +25.05% | +5.46% |
| 2020 | -10.90% | +42.52% | +17.94% | +168.39% |
| 2019 | +10.85% | +164.51% | -23.64% | -13.19% |
| 2018 | -49.51% | -7.69% | +3.61% | -44.09% |
| 2017 | +2.92% | +107.43% | +22.82% | +213.35% |
| 2016 | -4.47% | +57.83% | -7.41% | +48.34% |
| 2015 | -27.23% | +11.38% | -6.19% | +78.80% |
| 2014 | -41.94% | +29.66% | -40.43% | -13.04% |
| 2013 | +581.58% | +2.73% | +51.89% | +564.43% |
| Average | +47.83% | +23.04% | +3.52% | +82.70% |
| Median | -3.00% | +9.21% | +2.25% | +47.76% |
Ethereum Quarterly Returns
| Time | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -29.15% | -25.34% | +23.28% | — |
| 2025 | -45.39% | +36.39% | +66.77% | -28.31% |
| 2024 | +59.76% | -5.69% | -24.31% | +28.27% |
| 2023 | +52.29% | +6.17% | -13.59% | +36.56% |
| 2022 | -10.73% | -67.36% | +24.06% | -9.98% |
| 2021 | +160.73% | +18.56% | +31.85% | +22.51% |
| 2020 | +2.74% | +69.99% | +59.51% | +104.66% |
| 2019 | +7.54% | +106.96% | -38.24% | -28.64% |
| 2018 | -46.32% | +15.28% | -48.72% | -43.57% |
| 2017 | +453.82% | +481.72% | -22.65% | +140.19% |
| 2016 | +976.66% | +8.55% | +12.30% | -36.54% |
| Average | +143.81% | +58.66% | +6.39% | +18.52% |
| Median | +7.54% | +15.28% | +12.30% | +6.27% |
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Daily returns(%)Weekly returns(%)Monthly Returns
| Time | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | Average | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -10.16% | +9.46% | +0.70% | +39.80% | -16.77% | +14.42% | +29.99% | -7.22% | -25.01% | -2.88% | -15.72% | -30.96% | +6.76% | +53.86% | +3.30% | -1.09% |
| Feb | -14.94% | -17.65% | +43.57% | +0.07% | +12.20% | +36.39% | -8.86% | +11.05% | +0.41% | +20.34% | +17.93% | +12.26% | -32.21% | +63.26% | +10.27% | +11.63% |
| Mar | +1.96% | -2.13% | +16.60% | +23.01% | +5.45% | +30.15% | -24.79% | +7.59% | -32.94% | -11.94% | -3.89% | -6.11% | -19.77% | +171.34% | +11.04% | -0.08% |
| Apr | +11.81% | +14.08% | -14.88% | +2.70% | -17.31% | -1.78% | +34.43% | +29.70% | +33.57% | +26.84% | +7.84% | -4.39% | -6.29% | +34.32% | +10.76% | +9.82% |
| May | -3.50% | +11.06% | +11.32% | -6.92% | -15.49% | -35.43% | +9.61% | +60.75% | -19.05% | +60.02% | +16.69% | -1.42% | +36.44% | +10.08% | +9.58% | +9.84% |
| Jun | -20.43% | +2.44% | -7.06% | +11.99% | -37.29% | -5.93% | -3.28% | +26.87% | -14.63% | +2.20% | +25.42% | +18.17% | +1.41% | -30.52% | -2.19% | -0.93% |
| Jul | +12.52% | +8.04% | +2.96% | -4.07% | +16.80% | +18.31% | +24.05% | -7.13% | +20.96% | +18.66% | -7.78% | +10.29% | -9.48% | +18.29% | +8.74% | +11.40% |
| Aug | — | -6.49% | -8.75% | -11.26% | -13.93% | +13.60% | +2.77% | -4.89% | -9.37% | +10.87% | -5.64% | -18.10% | -19.78% | +32.94% | -2.93% | -6.49% |
| Sep | — | +5.36% | +7.38% | +3.94% | -3.12% | -6.96% | -7.49% | -13.55% | -5.49% | -6.64% | +6.40% | +3.85% | -17.97% | -3.41% | -2.90% | -3.41% |
| Oct | — | -3.89% | +11.00% | +28.47% | +5.50% | +39.89% | +27.97% | +10.26% | -3.84% | +47.61% | +13.57% | +31.86% | -11.94% | +59.34% | +19.68% | +13.57% |
| Nov | — | -17.56% | +37.15% | +8.90% | -16.24% | -7.10% | +42.82% | -17.49% | -36.55% | +52.24% | +1.59% | +14.41% | +16.75% | +451.28% | +40.78% | +8.90% |
| Dec | — | -3.00% | -2.94% | +12.09% | -3.63% | -18.85% | +46.85% | -4.58% | -8.37% | +39.44% | +28.57% | +18.52% | -15.42% | -24.36% | +4.95% | -3.00% |
| Yearly | -24.74% | -6.33% | +121.31% | +155.62% | -64.21% | +59.79% | +301.98% | +94.40% | -73.00% | +1275.41% | +122.92% | +36.50% | -57.38% | +5372.48% | — | — |
Monthly return = (month close - month open) / month open. Quarterly return is compounded from 3 monthly returns. Weekly return uses ISO weeks (Mon-Sun). Daily return is day-over-day close price change. Data source: CoinMetrics reference price before Aug 2017 (BTC from 2013-01, ETH from 2016-01), Binance BTCUSDT/ETHUSDT monthly klines after — both segments disclosed transparently.
About Bitcoin Returns
What is the bitcoin monthly returns table?
It shows month-by-month percentage change for BTC (since 2013) and ETH (since 2016), useful for spotting seasonal tendencies such as historically strong Octobers and weak Septembers.
How are quarterly returns computed?
Each quarter compounds its three monthly returns: (1+m1)×(1+m2)×(1+m3)−1, so they match the quarter's open-to-close move.
Where does the data come from?
CoinMetrics reference price before August 2017 (BTC from 2013-01, ETH from 2016-01), Binance BTCUSDT/ETHUSDT monthly klines after — refreshed every 6 hours.
Why do data sources differ before and after August 2017?
Binance only listed the BTCUSDT/ETHUSDT pairs in August 2017, so no exchange candle data exists before that date. To trace Bitcoin back to 2013 and Ethereum back to 2016, we stitch together CoinMetrics reference prices (an industry-standard historical price aggregation method) with Binance's monthly candles; the transition point is clearly marked on the page.
Past performance does not guarantee future results; seasonality is a statistical tendency, not a rule.