Bitcoin in December: how it has done every year
Bitcoin has finished December higher in 3 of 9 years since 2017, with a median return of −3.0%. Across all months it finishes higher 53% of the time, with a median of +1.3%.
If December were no different from any other month, a record at least this lopsided would turn up about 32% of the time. There is no real sign that December is special for BTC.
Higher in3 of 9years · all months: 53%
Median December−3.0%average +6.3%
Best+47%2020
Worst−19%2021
Year by year
| Year | Open | Close | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | $90,360 | $87,648 | −3.0% |
| December 2024 | $96,408 | $93,576 | −2.9% |
| December 2023 | $37,724 | $42,284 | +12.1% |
| December 2022 | $17,166 | $16,542 | −3.6% |
| December 2021 | $56,951 | $46,217 | −18.8% |
| December 2020 | $19,696 | $28,924 | +46.9% |
| December 2019 | $7,541 | $7,195 | −4.6% |
| December 2018 | $4,041 | $3,703 | −8.4% |
| December 2017 | $9,837 | $13,716 | +39.4% |
Open of the first daily candle of the month to the close of the last, UTC, Binance spot. Only full months are counted. Past months do not predict the next one.
Other months
Novemberhigher in 4 of 9 · median −7.1%Januaryhigher in 5 of 9 · median +0.7%All 12 monthsBitcoin seasonality table
