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Canonical spot series aggregated across major exchanges · from 2011-08-18 · updated 2026-07-31

Last close
62,835.50
as of 2026-07-31
All-time high
126,199.63
2025-10-06
From ATH
-50.20%
All-time low
2.22
2011-10-20
Max drawdown
-84.90%
close-to-close
On record
5,462 days
since 2011-08-18
124,6598,116528342 62,836 2011-08-18 2026-07-31

A 5428.7% return in 2013 marks the strongest calendar gain, compared with the record’s -73.0% return in 2018. Before that rise, the series began with a partial 2011: an open of 10.9, a high of 15.0, a low of 2.22, and a close of 4.58 across 136 trading days, leaving a -57.98% return. In 2013, the price opened at 13.24, reached 1163.0, and closed at 732.0. The 2018 decline ran from a 13715.65 open to a 3702.9 close. The most recent full year, 2025, recorded a 93576.0 open, 126199.63 high, 74508.0 low, 87648.22 close, and -6.33% return.

Rolling returns

30 days
+4.68%
90 days
-20.14%
YTD
-28.31%
1 year
-45.72%
3 years
+111.52%

Open / high / low / close

Calendar-year price record and close-to-close return.

YearOpenHighLowCloseReturnDays
2011 (partial)10.9015.002.22 4.58-57.98%136
20124.5816.413.80 13.24+189.08%366
201313.241,163.0012.77 732.00+5428.70%365
2014732.00995.00275.00 321.00-56.15%365
2015321.00502.00152.40 430.89+34.23%365
2016430.89980.74352.00 966.30+124.26%366
2017966.3419,798.68751.34 13,716.36+1319.41%365
201813,715.6517,176.243,156.26 3,702.90-73.00%365
20193,701.2313,970.003,349.92 7,195.23+94.40%365
20207,195.2429,300.003,782.13 28,923.63+301.98%366
202128,923.6369,000.0028,130.00 46,216.93+59.79%365
202246,216.9348,189.8415,476.00 16,542.40-64.21%365
202316,541.7744,700.0016,499.01 42,283.58+155.62%365
202442,283.58108,353.0038,555.00 93,576.00+121.31%366
202593,576.00126,199.6374,508.00 87,648.22-6.33%365
2026 (partial)87,648.2197,924.4957,800.19 62,835.50-28.31%212

The 5428.7% return in 2013 ranks above the -73.0% return in 2018, defining the best and worst full calendar years in the record. During 2013, the price opened at 13.24, set a yearly low of 12.77, reached a yearly high of 1163.0, and closed at 732.0 across 365 trading days. The 2018 record also covers 365 trading days, beginning at 13715.65 and ending at 3702.9. Its yearly high was 17176.24, while its yearly low was 3156.26. The two years therefore pair a 5428.7% gain with a -73.0% decline, with each return measured from its stated yearly open and close.

Monthly returns

Seasonality across every complete month in the record.

-25%
+25%
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
View as table
MonthReturn
2011-08-26.61%
2011-09-39.75%
2011-10-31.54%
2011-11-3.92%
2011-12+32.37%
2012-01+15.72%
2012-02-9.76%
2012-03-1.80%
2012-04+2.25%
2012-05+4.66%
2012-06+27.85%
2012-07+40.61%
2012-08+9.48%
2012-09+19.80%
2012-10-9.91%
2012-11+13.00%
2012-12+6.86%
2013-01+54.53%
2013-02+65.17%
2013-03+186.76%
2013-04+46.47%
2013-05-8.55%
2013-06-29.92%
2013-07+9.92%
2013-08+30.92%
2013-09-1.29%
2013-10+61.22%
2013-11+450.02%
2013-12-34.61%
2014-01+9.70%
2014-02-31.27%
2014-03-17.57%
2014-04-1.31%
2014-05+39.82%
2014-06+2.12%
2014-07-9.06%
2014-08-17.91%
2014-09-18.35%
2014-10-13.24%
2014-11+11.54%
2014-12-14.65%
2015-01-32.43%
2015-02+16.25%
2015-03-3.63%
2015-04-3.17%
2015-05-3.20%
2015-06+14.67%
2015-07+8.28%
2015-08-19.26%
2015-09+2.58%
2015-10+31.50%
2015-11+21.17%
2015-12+14.39%
2016-01-14.48%
2016-02+18.11%
2016-03-5.06%
2016-04+8.13%
2016-05+18.60%
2016-06+25.47%
2016-07-6.38%
2016-08-8.31%
2016-09+6.57%
2016-10+14.60%
2016-11+6.46%
2016-12+30.22%
2017-01-0.24%
2017-02+23.57%
2017-03-10.15%
2017-04+26.03%
2017-05+70.36%
2017-06+7.29%
2017-07+15.83%
2017-08+65.45%
2017-09-6.64%
2017-10+47.61%
2017-11+52.24%
2017-12+39.44%
2018-01-25.01%
2018-02+0.41%
2018-03-32.94%
2018-04+33.57%
2018-05-19.05%
2018-06-14.63%
2018-07+20.96%
2018-08-9.37%
2018-09-5.49%
2018-10-3.84%
2018-11-36.55%
2018-12-8.37%
2019-01-7.22%
2019-02+11.05%
2019-03+7.59%
2019-04+29.70%
2019-05+60.75%
2019-06+26.87%
2019-07-7.13%
2019-08-4.89%
2019-09-13.55%
2019-10+10.26%
2019-11-17.49%
2019-12-4.58%
2020-01+29.99%
2020-02-8.86%
2020-03-24.79%
2020-04+34.43%
2020-05+9.61%
2020-06-3.28%
2020-07+24.05%
2020-08+2.77%
2020-09-7.49%
2020-10+27.97%
2020-11+42.82%
2020-12+46.85%
2021-01+14.42%
2021-02+36.39%
2021-03+30.15%
2021-04-1.78%
2021-05-35.43%
2021-06-5.93%
2021-07+18.31%
2021-08+13.60%
2021-09-6.96%
2021-10+39.89%
2021-11-7.10%
2021-12-18.85%
2022-01-16.77%
2022-02+12.20%
2022-03+5.45%
2022-04-17.31%
2022-05-15.49%
2022-06-37.29%
2022-07+16.80%
2022-08-13.93%
2022-09-3.12%
2022-10+5.50%
2022-11-16.24%
2022-12-3.63%
2023-01+39.80%
2023-02+0.07%
2023-03+23.01%
2023-04+2.70%
2023-05-6.92%
2023-06+11.99%
2023-07-4.07%
2023-08-11.26%
2023-09+3.94%
2023-10+28.47%
2023-11+8.90%
2023-12+12.09%
2024-01+0.70%
2024-02+43.57%
2024-03+16.60%
2024-04-14.88%
2024-05+11.32%
2024-06-7.06%
2024-07+2.96%
2024-08-8.75%
2024-09+7.38%
2024-10+11.00%
2024-11+37.15%
2024-12-2.94%
2025-01+9.46%
2025-02-17.65%
2025-03-2.13%
2025-04+14.08%
2025-05+11.06%
2025-06+2.44%
2025-07+8.04%
2025-08-6.49%
2025-09+5.36%
2025-10-3.89%
2025-11-17.56%
2025-12-3.00%
2026-01-10.16%
2026-02-14.94%
2026-03+1.96%
2026-04+11.81%
2026-05-3.50%
2026-06-20.43%
2026-07+7.18%

Best, worst & typical days

Green days
52.20%
2,851 of 5,462
Best day
+54.74%
2012-01-27
Worst day
-48.52%
2013-04-11
Daily volatility
4.15%
std dev of daily returns

Biggest run

Trough → peakGainDays to peakTotal days
2011-11-21 → 2025-10-06+5540279.60% 50685367

Deepest drawdowns

Peak → troughDepthDays to troughTotal daysRecovered
2013-12-04 → 2015-01-14-84.90% 4061177yes
2017-12-16 → 2018-12-15-83.20% 3641074yes
2011-08-23 → 2011-10-20-80.90% 58356yes
2021-11-08 → 2022-11-21-76.60% 378847yes
2013-04-09 → 2013-07-06-71.00% 88210yes

Largest deleveraging events

Open-interest contractions under price stress.

DateOI changePrice moveType
2021-05-19-49.53% -14.44%Long flush
2021-09-07-37.26% -11.05%Long flush
2021-12-04-40.15% -8.35%Long flush
2020-09-03-27.13% -11.02%Long flush
2022-06-13-18.73% -15.41%Long flush

Event-by-event replay with context → BTC liquidation history

Funding rate snapshot

Perpetual futures funding at a glance.

Avg annualized
+11.92%
Most negative day
-0.30%
Most positive day
+0.30%
Days negative
12.60%
of observed days

Full funding-rate history → BTC funding rate history

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