Ethereum Classic (ETC)
Rank #70 · Layer 1 · launched 2015-07-30 · data since 2016-07-24 · last close 2026-10-26
Ethereum Classic (ETC) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -15.0 | -11.1 | -5.6 | 1.8 | -1.9 | -15.7 | -4.2 | 10.3 | 22.1 | -14.3 | · | · |
| 2025 | 7.1 | -27.1 | -14.3 | -1.5 | 2.5 | -2.0 | 23.9 | 0.5 | -10.8 | -14.0 | -13.5 | -16.3 |
| 2024 | 11.0 | 18.6 | 18.7 | -25.7 | 16.4 | -20.0 | -8.1 | -15.5 | 5.8 | -4.5 | 75.8 | -23.3 |
| 2023 | 38.3 | -4.3 | -0.1 | -6.4 | -7.2 | 16.1 | -11.6 | -16.0 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 17.6 |
| 2022 | -24.6 | 19.0 | 55.4 | -45.5 | -8.1 | -36.9 | 142.2 | -10.7 | -14.5 | -12.7 | -16.3 | -22.7 |
| 2021 | 30.8 | 40.0 | 36.1 | 157.4 | 92.8 | -17.9 | -10.5 | 23.9 | -26.3 | 15.6 | -11.1 | -29.5 |
| 2020 | 152.0 | -35.1 | -32.9 | 30.5 | 7.8 | -17.5 | 29.1 | -10.9 | -18.1 | -3.2 | 29.2 | -16.1 |
| 2019 | -21.7 | 8.2 | 12.8 | 22.3 | 46.8 | -10.8 | -21.6 | 3.9 | -25.1 | 2.8 | -18.2 | 13.6 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 17.2 | -57.4 | 50.9 | -29.4 | 5.2 | 0.9 | -21.2 | -11.4 | -20.8 | -48.8 | 9.7 |
| 2017 | -14.1 | -9.3 | 124.4 | 114.0 | 198.6 | 12.3 | -31.6 | 17.4 | -19.9 | -16.9 | 166.1 | -0.7 |
| 2016 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 136.1 | -33.3 | 9.0 | -26.8 | -19.4 | 110.5 |
| Avg | 16.6 | 1.6 | 13.7 | 29.8 | 31.8 | -8.7 | 22.2 | -4.7 | -7.6 | -7.3 | 15.1 | 4.3 |
| Median | 4.9 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 12.1 | 5.1 | -13.2 | -4.2 | -10.7 | -11.4 | -8.6 | -12.3 | -8.4 |
October so far: -14.3% against an average of -7.3% and a median of -8.6% across 10 completed Octobers, 3 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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ETC seasonality — average by calendar month
Ethereum Classic has monthly history back to 2016. May carries the highest average at +31.8%, but the median May is +5.1% and 6 of 10 have finished green: +199% in 2017 and +93% in 2021 do most of the lifting. The steadier month is April — positive in 6 of 10 years, median +12.1%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. June is the soft spot, down in 7 of 10 with a median of -13.3%. Across its full record it has closed 45% of months higher, swings ±44% in an average month and has fallen 95.5% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +16.6% | +1.6% | +13.7% | +29.8% | +31.8% | -8.7% | +22.2% | -4.7% | -7.6% | -7.3% | +15.1% | +4.3% |
| Win rate | 60%/10 | 50%/10 | 50%/10 | 60%/10 | 60%/10 | 30%/10 | 45%/11 | 45%/11 | 36%/11 | 30%/10 | 40%/10 | 40%/10 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ETC risk & extremes
ETC 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 Ethereum Classic's best month?+
Ethereum Classic's strongest completed month on record is May 2017, at +198.56%.
What was Ethereum Classic's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2018, at -57.36%.
Is Ethereum Classic up this year?+
Ethereum Classic is down 33.60% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Ethereum Classic's 1-year return?+
-54.22% 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 Ethereum Classic's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 95.5%, measured on month-end closes since 2016.
Which calendar month is historically best for Ethereum Classic?+
May has the highest average return across every completed May since 2016. An average is not a forecast.
About Ethereum Classic
Ethereum Classic is a layer 1 token ranked #70 by market value, worth about $1.2 billion. The Ethereum that stayed behind. When the chain forked over the DAO hack, this side chose “code is law”. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2016) would be about $509 today.
Did you know?
- It's the original, unforked Ethereum chain kept alive after the 2016 DAO hack rollback.
- Its community motto — “code is law” — is a direct rebuke of that rollback.
- Its best month on record was May 2017 at +198.56%; its worst, March 2018 at -57.36%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.