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Crypto in 2026: the year so far

How the 20 largest coins that traded for the whole of 2026 performed: every coin's return and deepest fall, the month-by-month picture, and how each technical signal that fired in 2026 was followed by the next 30 days.

What stands out

  • So far in 2026 the median coin among the 20 with a full year of data returned −7%; 7 of 20 finished the period higher, and Bitcoin returned −2%.
  • NEAR Protocol was the strongest coin (+251%) and Bitcoin Cash the weakest (−47%).
  • The strongest month for the median coin was September (+26%) and the weakest June (−23%).
  • The deepest fall inside 2026 so far was Bitcoin Cash's −71% from a high to a low within the year.

Counted from daily closes on Binance to October 6, 2026, for the 20 largest coins that traded for the whole of 2026. The coins move together, so these are not 20 independent observations.

Every coin in 2026 so far

Return is the change from the last close of 2025. “Deepest fall” is the biggest drop from a high to a later low inside the year. Hover a return for the detail.

NEAR+251%−48%Sep +178%Jun −23%5/9
ZEC+166%−63%Aug +85%Jan −41%6/9
UNI+59%−61%Sep +70%Jan −30%3/9
TAO+37%−50%Mar +67%Jun −21%4/9
TRX+18%−16%Mar +11%Jun −10%7/9
LINK+13%−49%Aug +39%Jun −21%5/9
XLM+7%−43%May +64%Jun −27%4/9
BTC−2%−40%Aug +25%Jun −20%5/9
SOL−3%−58%Aug +41%Feb −20%2/9
HBAR−5%−51%Sep +42%Jun −28%4/9
ETH−9%−53%Aug +32%Jun −22%5/9
AVAX−10%−60%Sep +51%Jun −27%3/9
LTC−10%−51%Sep +39%Jan −23%4/9
BNB−10%−42%Aug +18%Jun −23%5/9
SUI−15%−66%Sep +60%Jun −23%3/9
SHIB−16%−56%Sep +14%Jun −24%5/9
XRP−19%−58%Aug +30%Jun −22%4/9
ADA−20%−66%Sep +25%Jun −39%4/9
DOGE−20%−54%Aug +19%Jun −28%3/9
BCH−47%−71%Sep +24%Jun −34%4/9

Strongest first. Select a column heading to sort by it.

Month by month

The bars show the median coin each month; the grid shows every coin. Italic months are still running.

-20%0%20%−14Jan−11Feb−0.4Mar+2.2Apr−1.3May−23Jun+4.2Jul+18Aug+26Sep
NEAR−20−2.8+1.5+9.1+79−23−6.6+15+178−0.6––
ZEC−41−27+13+41+62−30+15+85+70−5.1––
UNI−30−3.8−7.0−10−5.1−8.1+57+20+70+1.0––
TAO−9.7−7.5+67−19+2.6−21−4.4+19+31+0.1––
TRX+0.7−1.6+11+4.2+7.6−10+3.4+2.0+1.4−0.6––
LINK−18−11−0.8+3.8+0.4−21+13+39+27−3.9––
XLM−10.0−12+5.2−5.4+64−27−9.0+3.0+28−5.0––
BTC−10−15+2.0+12−3.5−20+7.3+25+6.4+2.3––
SOL−15−20−1.4−0.1−0.8−11−1.1+41+15+2.3––
HBAR−13+7.8−13−0.3+11−28−1.0+7.0+42−3.6––
ETH−17−20+7.2+7.2−11−22+18+32+8.8+0.5––
AVAX−18−9.5−2.7+2.0−1.2−27−2.3+13+51+1.8––
LTC−23−8.6−0.8+2.3−5.7−19+5.7+9.6+39+3.2––
BNB−9.6−21+0.0−0.3+15−23+7.4+18+11+1.4––
SUI−18−22−2.8+3.4−1.4−23−1.2+6.6+60+2.7––
SHIB−1.4−15+3.1+4.4−11−24+12+7.6+14+1.2––
XRP−11−16−2.6+2.0−2.6−22+2.1+30+8.0+0.5––
ADA−12−4.3−14+1.9−4.3−39+16+18+25+8.7––
DOGE−11−9.8−1.8+15−5.7−28−3.4+19+14−0.8––
BCH−15−9.8+1.9−5.5−31−34+5.0+18+24+2.8––
Median−14−11−0.4+2.2−1.3−23+4.2+18+26–––

Percent. Strongest year-long coin first; select a month to sort by it.

How 2026 compares

The median coin's return in each year of our data. The hollow bar is a year still running.

0%200%−14%2019+211%2020+339%2021−73%2022+94%2023+95%2024−39%2025−7%2026 YTD

Signal scorecard for 2026 so far

Every time one of our signals fired on one of these coins in 2026, and how the coin did over the next 30 days. “Any day” is the yardstick: what followed every day of 2026, signal or not. Signals from the last 30 days of the data are still pending.

Entered oversold76−1.4%45%bullish
Entered overbought86+8.0%62%bearish
Bullish cross179+4.5%66%bullish
Bearish cross196+2.4%53%bearish
Golden cross21+8.7%70%bullish
Death cross4−3.7%0%bearish
Any day4,980+0.2%51%–

Pooled across the coins. A year holds only a few market moves, so a gap between a signal and “any day” is not evidence of an edge.

The always-current, all-years version is the signal track record.

Questions

How did crypto do in 2026?
So far, the median of the 20 largest coins with a full year of data returned −7% in 2026 so far, and 7 of them ended higher. Bitcoin returned −2% and Ethereum −9%.
Which crypto performed best in 2026?
NEAR Protocol (NEAR), at +251%, among the coins in our data. The weakest was Bitcoin Cash at −47%.
What was the best month for crypto in 2026?
September, when the median coin returned +26%. The weakest was June at −23%.
How did technical signals do in 2026?
The table above grades every RSI, MACD and golden or death cross signal that fired in 2026 across 20 coins by what followed over the next 30 days, against what followed an ordinary day in the same year. Signals cluster in a few market moves, so a year is a small sample.

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.