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Crypto in November: average return and history by year

November has been a positive month for crypto on average: across the 17 largest coins, the typical coin in the average November since 2019 returned +7.0%, and the market closed November higher in 3 of 7 years. Pick the coins you care about to see the year-by-year record, or hover any bar and cell for the detail.

What stands out

  • November ranks 3rd of the 12 months by average return (+7.0%). That puts it among the strongest months in the data.
  • One year carries a lot of this: take out November 2024 and the average falls from +7.0% to −2.0%.
  • Bitcoin alone closed November higher in 3 of 7 years, averaging +4.4%; its best was 2020 (+43%) and its worst 2025 (−18%).
  • The spread between years is wide: November 2024 was the best year (the median coin returned +61%) and November 2025 the worst (−19%).
  • Avalanche has done best in November (median +40%, up in 4 of 6 years) and Shiba Inu worst (median −17%, up in 2 of 5).
  • November is known as “Moonvember”: the start of the year-end rally. In our data the typical coin was up in 3 of 7 years, so the nickname has not held up.

Counted from 7 years of daily closes (105 coin-months). The coins move together, so each year is one observation, not one per coin: too few to call a pattern.

November year by year

Each bar is one year: the median coin among those chosen below, so one runaway coin cannot set the figure. Change the coins and everything on this page recalculates.

Typical November
+7.0%

average of the years; median year −7.1%

Years up
3 of 7

43% of years

Best year
+61%

2024

Worst year
−19%

2025

November, year by year (median of 17 coins)

Each bar is the median coin that year; the dashed line averages the years. Hover or tap a bar for every coin behind it.

-20%0%20%40%60%−17%2019+39%2020−7.1%2021−16%2022+8.9%2023+61%2024−19%2025average +7.0%
BTC−17+43−7.1−16+8.9+37−18+4.4%3/7
ETH−17+60+8.0−18+13+47−22+10%4/7
BNB−21+10+19−7.7+0.6+13−20−0.8%4/7
XRP−23+177−10−12+1.1+283−14+57%3/7
SOL–+27+3.0−57+54+41−29+6.7%4/6
TRX––−4.9−14+6.5+22−5.0+0.9%2/5
ZEC––+32−17+4.3+61+5.8+17%4/5
DOGE−11+39−23−16+22+161−22+21%3/7
LINK−18+27−16−2.4+27+67−25+8.6%3/7
ADA−2.3+85−21−21+28+216−32+36%3/7
XLM−12+161−9.9−19−2.4+468−19+81%2/7
NEAR––−14−45+41+73−14+8.3%2/5
BCH––−4.4−1.3−9.6+47+1.1+6.5%2/5
LTC––+8.3+44+0.8+48−14+18%4/5
AVAX–+1.6+87−32+89+79−25+33%4/6
HBAR−25+17−15−15+14+267−30+31%3/7
SHIB––−29−25+6.5+49−17−2.9%2/5
Median coin−17+39−7.1−16+8.9+61−19+7.0%3/7
Coins up0/911/116/171/1715/1717/172/1750%–

Percent. In order of market cap; select a column heading to sort by it.

History, not a forecast. November has 7 years of data behind it, from a few big bull and bear runs. Coins move together, so a year is one observation however many coins you select.

How November compares with the other months

All coins, the same method for every month. Select a month for its own page.

January+11%4/8+7.2%1
February+4.1%4/8+7.7%6
March+5.3%5/8+7.2%5
April+3.3%5/8+7.3%7
May+0.8%4/8+3.9%8
June−12%0/8−4.1%12
July+9.7%6/8+8.3%2
August−0.4%4/8−0.5%10
September+0.4%4/8−1.0%9
October+6.2%5/7+17%4
November+7.0%3/7+4.4%3
December−9.3%1/7+3.7%11

In calendar order. Select a column heading to sort by it.

Questions

Is November a good month for crypto?
Across the 7 years in our data, the typical (median) coin among the largest returned +7.0% in November in the average year, and the market closed higher in 3 of them. That makes November the 3rd strongest of the 12 months. With only 7 years of data behind it, treat it as a record of what happened, not a forecast.
Is November a good month for Bitcoin?
Bitcoin closed November higher in 3 of 7 years in our data, with an average return of +4.4% and a median of −7.1%. Its best November was 2020 (+43%) and its worst 2025 (−18%).
What was the best November for crypto?
November 2024, when the median coin returned +61% (17 of 17 coins up). The worst was November 2025, when the median coin returned −19%.
Which crypto does best in November?
Of the 17 coins with enough Novembers in our data, Avalanche has the highest median November (+40%) and Shiba Inu the lowest (−17%). A coin's record in one month is a handful of observations, so a ranking this short can reorder in a single year.
Does the November nickname hold up in the data?
November is known as “Moonvember”: the start of the year-end rally. In our data the typical coin was up in 3 of 7 years, so the nickname has not held up.
Can I time my purchases by the month?
Not reliably. Each calendar month has at most 7 years of data behind it, from a few market cycles, and a pattern that held in those years has often vanished in the next. Prices to October 6, 2026. If you buy on a schedule instead, the DCA calculator shows what that would have returned.
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Disclaimer: This page is educational and does not constitute financial advice. It describes past price moves from daily closes on Binance and leaves out fees, taxes and staking rewards. Past performance does not predict future results. Cryptocurrency prices are volatile; never invest more than you can afford to lose.