Crypto Seasonality
Chainlink Monthly Returns by Year
Every Chainlink (LINK) cell below is computed from daily price data: monthly return = this month-end close ÷ previous month-end close − 1; YTD = year-end ÷ prior year-end − 1. The % Positive row shows how often each month finished green across all available years.
Chainlink (LINK-USD) Monthly Returns by Year
Jan 1, 2019 – Nov 8, 2026 · 8 yrs · Massive daily bars + Coinbase/Yahoo/inception history (UTC closes)
Historically strongest: January (+26.3% avg, green in 5 of 7 years). Weakest: December (-12.7% avg, green in 2 of 7 years).
| Year | YTD | ▲ Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | ▼ Dec | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -14.5% | -18.0% | -11.4% | -0.8% | +3.8% | +0.4% | -21.3% | +13.5% | +38.7% | +26.8% | -19.0% | -10.5% | — | $12.18 | $10.41 |
| 2025 | -39.0% | +25.9% | -41.1% | -8.8% | +5.9% | -2.3% | -4.3% | +26.6% | +37.0% | -8.1% | -19.1% | -24.8% | -6.0% | $19.97 | $12.18 |
| 2024 | +33.6% | +3.0% | +25.3% | -0.8% | -31.4% | +40.3% | -22.6% | -10.0% | -14.1% | +7.5% | -3.6% | +66.4% | +5.1% | $14.95 | $19.97 |
| 2023 | +168% | +24.8% | +3.5% | +5.6% | -7.1% | -8.1% | -2.6% | +19.6% | -22.1% | +39.2% | +39.0% | +26.6% | +3.8% | $5.57 | $14.95 |
| 2022 | -71.6% | -12.0% | -12.3% | +11.9% | -35.0% | -30.9% | -17.7% | +22.6% | -13.5% | +14.3% | +3.7% | -2.3% | -27.5% | $19.59 | $5.57 |
| 2021 | +73.8% | +101% | +9.1% | +19.0% | +29.9% | -15.8% | -39.2% | +16.7% | +17.6% | -10.3% | +25.0% | -15.5% | -22.7% | $11.27 | $19.59 |
| 2020 | +537% | +59.6% | +45.5% | -44.7% | +63.9% | +11.0% | +10.6% | +70.1% | +102% | -37.3% | +13.9% | +26.8% | -20.8% | $1.77 | $11.27 |
| 2019 | — | — | +10.2% | +18.8% | -6.8% | +116% | +237% | -36.3% | -18.5% | -1.5% | +55.3% | -18.1% | -21.1% | — | $1.77 |
| Average | +98.2% | +26.3% | +3.6% | +0.0% | +2.9% | +13.8% | +17.5% | +15.4% | +15.9% | +3.8% | +11.9% | +6.1% | -12.7% | ||
| Median | +33.6% | +24.8% | +6.3% | +2.4% | -1.5% | -0.9% | -11.0% | +18.1% | +2.0% | +3.0% | +8.8% | -6.4% | -20.8% | ||
| % Positive | 71% | 63% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 25% | 75% | 50% | 50% | 63% | 38% | 29% | |||
Heads up: this is only 8 years of data — a small sample. Monthly seasonality is a weak, easily-overfit signal that can flip with a single big year. Treat it as context, not a trade.
✓ Every year reconciles — the twelve monthly returns compound to the displayed YTD.