The Month of January Might Rank as Bitcoin’s Second-Best Performing Month in the Last 10 Months.

Bitcoin had a strong start in January, marking it as the second-best month for the cryptocurrency in the past ten months. The only month that outperformed January was November 2024, which saw a 37% price surge following President Trump’s election victory. January shares second place with May 2024, both recording an 11% gain, according to data from Coinglass. Historically, January has been a great month for Bitcoin, with an average gain of around 4%, and five of the last six Januarys have ended with positive returns.

This January was especially eventful, as President Trump assumed office and implemented several pro-crypto policies that fueled market optimism.

Looking forward, February has traditionally been Bitcoin’s third-best month, with an average return of 16%. The month has only seen a negative performance twice in the past decade—once in 2014 and again in 2020, according to Coinglass.

Even further ahead, March remains a bullish month for Bitcoin, with an average growth of over 13%. This trend contributes to Q1 typically being the second-best-performing quarter for Bitcoin, with an average gain of 53%, just behind Q4’s 85% surge.