Cardano (ADA)
Rank #18 · Layer 1 · data since 2017-11-09 · last close 2026-10-26
Cardano (ADA) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -12.0 | -4.3 | -14.0 | 1.9 | -4.3 | -38.8 | 16.6 | 17.6 | 24.6 | -16.2 | · | · |
| 2025 | 11.5 | -32.9 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | -16.5 | 29.1 | 9.8 | -0.5 | -24.5 | -31.9 | -19.5 |
| 2024 | -16.2 | 31.5 | -0.6 | -32.1 | 1.3 | -12.2 | -1.1 | -11.2 | 8.2 | -8.5 | 215.7 | -21.6 |
| 2023 | 58.7 | -9.8 | 13.4 | -0.8 | -5.4 | -23.4 | 7.1 | -16.8 | -0.6 | 15.4 | 28.2 | 58.1 |
| 2022 | -19.6 | -8.4 | 18.6 | -33.8 | -17.1 | -26.6 | 12.2 | -13.6 | -2.5 | -6.7 | -21.4 | -22.9 |
| 2021 | 90.3 | 280.7 | -9.2 | 13.4 | 28.5 | -20.3 | -4.7 | 109.8 | -23.6 | -7.0 | -21.0 | -15.8 |
| 2020 | 63.8 | -12.4 | -35.4 | 56.5 | 55.3 | 12.2 | 67.4 | -11.8 | -17.3 | -9.0 | 86.6 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | -6.5 | 12.4 | 61.7 | 0.9 | 27.1 | -8.2 | -26.7 | -25.2 | -13.6 | 7.1 | -2.9 | -18.8 |
| 2018 | -27.8 | -39.8 | -50.1 | 120.2 | -34.4 | -38.9 | 4.1 | -28.7 | -16.6 | -18.2 | -44.2 | 5.5 |
| 2017 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 274.0 | 500.3 |
| Avg | 15.8 | 24.1 | -1.2 | 14.3 | 5.7 | -19.2 | 11.6 | 3.3 | -4.7 | -6.4 | 53.7 | 52.3 |
| Median | -6.5 | -8.4 | -0.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -20.3 | 7.1 | -11.8 | -2.5 | -7.8 | -2.9 | -15.8 |
October so far: -16.2% against an average of -6.4% and a median of -7.8% across 8 completed Octobers, 2 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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ADA seasonality — average by calendar month
Cardano's record starts in 2017, so each calendar month rests on 9 observations — short enough to read as description rather than signal. November carries the highest average at +53.7%, but the median November is -2.9% and only 4 of 9 have finished green: +274% in 2017 and +216% in 2024 carry the whole figure. The steadier month is July — positive in 6 of 9 years, median +7.1%. June is the soft spot, down in 8 of 9 with a median of -20.3%. Across its full record it has closed 41% of months higher, swings ±66.8% in an average month and has fallen 97.9% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +15.8% | +24.1% | -1.2% | +14.3% | +5.7% | -19.2% | +11.6% | +3.3% | -4.7% | -6.4% | +53.7% | +52.3% |
| Win rate | 44%/9 | 33%/9 | 44%/9 | 67%/9 | 56%/9 | 11%/9 | 67%/9 | 33%/9 | 22%/9 | 25%/8 | 44%/9 | 44%/9 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ADA risk & extremes
ADA drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Cardano's best month?+
Cardano's strongest completed month on record is December 2017, at +500.33%.
What was Cardano's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2018, at -50.12%.
Is Cardano up this year?+
Cardano is down 38.04% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Cardano's 1-year return?+
-69.66% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Cardano's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 97.9%, measured on month-end closes since 2017.
Which calendar month is historically best for Cardano?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2017. An average is not a forecast.
About Cardano
Cardano is a layer 1 token ranked #18 by market value, worth about $7.7 billion. The blockchain that does its homework, shows its work, and hands it in fashionably late. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2017) would be about $206 today.
Did you know?
- It's named after Renaissance polymath Gerolamo Cardano; the ADA token honors Ada Lovelace.
- Founder Charles Hoskinson was also an Ethereum co-founder before leaving in 2014.
- Its best month on record was December 2017 at +500.33%; its worst, March 2018 at -50.12%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.