Filecoin (FIL)
Rank #93 · Layer 1 · data since 2017-12-13 · last close 2026-09-09
Filecoin (FIL) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -18.9 | -4.5 | -17.2 | 10.8 | 1.6 | -23.4 | -0.3 | -4.6 | 20.2 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -2.9 | -32.5 | -14.4 | -0.3 | -6.3 | -11.3 | 4.0 | -5.2 | -3.6 | -30.7 | 3.6 | -17.4 |
| 2024 | -28.3 | 64.2 | 22.3 | -43.5 | 2.0 | -21.9 | -6.1 | -15.2 | 6.8 | -7.2 | 99.9 | -30.0 |
| 2023 | 73.6 | 24.1 | -12.4 | -4.6 | -13.5 | -15.8 | 7.9 | -24.5 | 4.3 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 57.8 |
| 2022 | -37.8 | 1.9 | 12.7 | -41.8 | -43.2 | -33.3 | 81.1 | -41.2 | -1.1 | -4.6 | -18.6 | -31.8 |
| 2021 | -8.4 | 61.6 | 430.6 | -14.2 | -55.7 | -16.7 | -13.9 | 46.1 | -21.0 | 7.3 | -16.6 | -36.3 |
| 2020 | 14.4 | 10.2 | -2.8 | 27.1 | 117.9 | 13.7 | 28.3 | 38.9 | -4.1 | 40.4 | -2.5 | -20.0 |
| 2019 | -2.3 | 14.7 | 1.3 | 59.5 | 7.9 | -2.6 | -13.9 | -24.4 | -6.5 | 55.7 | -23.3 | -13.7 |
| 2018 | 22.5 | -25.1 | -56.3 | 79.7 | -42.6 | -15.7 | -22.1 | -14.5 | -21.7 | -4.3 | -8.3 | -12.2 |
| 2017 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 74.5 |
| Avg | 1.3 | 12.7 | 40.4 | 8.1 | -3.5 | -14.1 | 7.2 | -5.0 | -3.0 | 8.8 | 6.1 | -3.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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FIL seasonality — average by calendar month
Filecoin's record starts in 2017, so each calendar month rests on 9 observations — short enough to read as description rather than signal. March carries the highest average at +40.4%, but the median March is -2.8% and only 4 of 9 have finished green: +431% in 2021 carries the whole figure. The steadier month is February — positive in 6 of 9 years, median +10.2%. December is the soft spot, down in 7 of 9 with a median of -17.4%. Across its full record it has closed 37% of months higher, swings ±52.9% in an average month and has fallen 99.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.3% | +12.7% | +40.4% | +8.1% | -3.5% | -14.1% | +7.2% | -5.0% | -5.9% | +8.8% | +6.1% | -3.2% |
| Win rate | 33%/9 | 67%/9 | 44%/9 | 44%/9 | 44%/9 | 11%/9 | 44%/9 | 22%/9 | 25%/8 | 50%/8 | 38%/8 | 22%/9 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
FIL risk & extremes
FIL 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 Filecoin's best month?+
Filecoin's strongest completed month on record is March 2021, at +430.58%.
What was Filecoin's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2018, at -56.26%.
Is Filecoin up this year?+
Filecoin is down 36.76% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Filecoin's 1-year return?+
-66.54% 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 Filecoin's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 99.7%, measured on month-end closes since 2017.
Which calendar month is historically best for Filecoin?+
March has the highest average return across every completed March since 2017. An average is not a forecast.
About Filecoin
Filecoin is a layer 1 token ranked #93 by market value, worth about $669 million. Decentralized hard-drive space — Dropbox with cryptographic receipts. Since 2017 it is down 97% overall — surviving is its own genre of awesome.
Did you know?
- Its 2017 ICO raised about $257M, among the largest ever at the time.
- Miners earn tokens by proving — cryptographically, on a schedule — that they still store your files.
- Its best month on record was March 2021 at +430.58%; its worst, March 2018 at -56.26%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.