Crypto Seasonality
Stellar Monthly Returns by Year
Every Stellar (XLM) 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.
Stellar (XLM-USD) Monthly Returns by Year
Jan 1, 2019 – Nov 8, 2026 · 8 yrs · Massive daily bars + Coinbase/Yahoo/inception history (UTC closes)
Historically strongest: November (+69.5% avg, green in 2 of 8 years). Weakest: December (-21.3% avg, green in 1 of 7 years).
| Year | YTD | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | ▲ Nov | ▼ Dec | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -27.0% | -9.8% | -12.1% | +5.2% | -5.3% | +64.0% | -27.3% | -8.9% | +3.0% | +27.6% | -25.1% | -13.7% | — | $0.2005 | $0.1463 |
| 2025 | -39.6% | +24.7% | -30.8% | -7.8% | +2.7% | -2.5% | -9.9% | +68.4% | -12.0% | +3.2% | -16.3% | -18.6% | -19.2% | $0.332 | $0.2005 |
| 2024 | +157% | -14.8% | +11.0% | +15.7% | -23.7% | -1.3% | -14.4% | +10.5% | -8.0% | +6.4% | -6.2% | +468% | -36.8% | $0.129 | $0.332 |
| 2023 | +81.3% | +27.5% | -4.1% | +28.8% | -15.6% | -2.2% | +19.6% | +35.8% | -23.5% | -2.3% | +8.0% | -2.4% | +9.0% | $0.0711 | $0.129 |
| 2022 | -73.4% | -25.3% | -1.5% | +15.9% | -25.8% | -11.3% | -25.5% | +5.2% | -11.5% | +9.7% | -2.6% | -19.4% | -20.8% | $0.2674 | $0.0711 |
| 2021 | +108% | +138% | +33.0% | +1.0% | +28.9% | -23.8% | -29.9% | +1.0% | +19.3% | -18.2% | +33.7% | -9.8% | -20.5% | $0.1284 | $0.2674 |
| 2020 | +184% | +36.1% | -6.7% | -28.9% | +65.7% | +4.3% | -5.0% | +44.5% | +0.4% | -23.1% | +3.8% | +160% | -36.5% | $0.0452 | $0.1284 |
| 2019 | — | — | +3.5% | +25.9% | -7.2% | +33.7% | -21.9% | -19.6% | -25.0% | -2.4% | +6.1% | -8.5% | -24.2% | — | $0.0452 |
| Average | +55.8% | +25.2% | -1.0% | +7.0% | +2.5% | +7.6% | -14.3% | +17.1% | -7.2% | +0.1% | +0.2% | +69.5% | -21.3% | ||
| Median | +81.3% | +24.7% | -2.8% | +10.5% | -6.2% | -1.7% | -18.1% | +7.9% | -9.8% | +0.5% | +0.6% | -9.2% | -20.8% | ||
| % Positive | 57% | 38% | 75% | 38% | 38% | 13% | 75% | 38% | 50% | 50% | 25% | 14% | |||
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.