Bitcoin (BTC): year-to-date return
Each year starts at 1.0 on the previous Dec 31 close — see where the current year sits versus history.
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ROI = price ÷ previous Dec 31 close. Incomplete years (dashed) are left out of averages and ranges. Bitcoin's 4-year cycle has coincided with the U.S. election cycle: strong post-halving years vs. weak midterm years.
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2026 year to date: −6.0% · 11th of 15 years
Bitcoin (BTC) is down 6.0% in 2026 as of Oct 15: 11th of 15 years at this point since 2012. In the median year it was up 59.6% by this date.
Measured from the previous Dec 31 close. Price only.
Bitcoin (BTC): return by year
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 15) | −6.0% |
| 2025 | −6.3% |
| 2024 | +121.0% |
| 2023 | +155.7% |
| 2022 | −64.2% |
| 2021 | +59.4% |
| 2020 | +304.5% |
| 2019 | +94.1% |
| 2018 | −73.4% |
| 2017 | +1336.4% |
| 2016 | +124.3% |
| 2015 | +34.2% |
| 2014 | −56.1% |
| 2013 | +5428.7% |
| 2012 | +189.1% |
| 2011 (since Aug 18) | −58.0% |