IOTA (IOTA)
Rank #179 · Layer 1 · data since 2020-01-01 · last close 2026-10-26
IOTA (IOTA) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -9.2 | -6.4 | -20.4 | -0.4 | 11.6 | -41.9 | -9.3 | 24.8 | 34.6 | -20.3 | · | · |
| 2025 | 7.2 | -32.7 | -16.5 | 21.9 | -12.1 | -12.2 | 18.4 | 0.3 | -12.8 | -16.8 | -20.8 | -25.8 |
| 2024 | -22.8 | 21.2 | 20.5 | -39.2 | 2.1 | -21.6 | -11.4 | -17.8 | 7.5 | -16.5 | 146.0 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 34.6 | 5.6 | -9.6 | -9.1 | 1.4 | -8.8 | -4.4 | -10.4 | -3.2 | 5.0 | 48.5 | 31.9 |
| 2022 | -38.7 | -4.3 | 7.3 | -38.1 | -33.4 | -23.8 | 18.0 | -11.6 | 2.5 | -10.2 | -16.3 | -21.9 |
| 2021 | 37.9 | 175.5 | 36.8 | 39.6 | -48.8 | -22.8 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 16.0 | 25.5 | 3.9 | -8.7 |
| 2020 | 82.0 | -27.3 | -32.5 | 22.9 | 24.6 | 2.6 | 32.2 | 20.7 | -21.5 | -12.7 | 42.1 | -16.0 |
| Avg | 13.0 | 18.8 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -7.8 | -18.4 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | -4.3 | 33.9 | -6.3 |
| Median | 7.2 | -4.3 | -9.6 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -21.6 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -11.4 | 23.0 | -12.3 |
October so far: -20.3% against an average of -4.3% and a median of -11.4% across 6 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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IOTA seasonality — average by calendar month
IOTA's record starts in 2020, so each calendar month rests on 7 observations — short enough to read as description rather than signal. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 4 of 6 years, median +23.0%. June is the soft spot, down in 6 of 7 with a median of -21.6%. Across its full record it has closed 46% of months higher, swings ±33.9% in an average month and has fallen 98.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +13.0% | +18.8% | -2.1% | -0.3% | -7.8% | -18.4% | +7.2% | +2.1% | +3.3% | -4.3% | +33.9% | -6.3% |
| Win rate | 57%/7 | 43%/7 | 43%/7 | 43%/7 | 57%/7 | 14%/7 | 57%/7 | 57%/7 | 57%/7 | 33%/6 | 67%/6 | 33%/6 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
IOTA risk & extremes
IOTA 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 IOTA's best month?+
IOTA's strongest completed month on record is February 2021, at +175.52%.
What was IOTA's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is May 2021, at -48.80%.
Is IOTA up this year?+
IOTA is down 46.97% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is IOTA's 1-year return?+
-71.58% 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 IOTA's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 98.7%, measured on month-end closes since 2020.
Which calendar month is historically best for IOTA?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2020. An average is not a forecast.
About IOTA
IOTA is a layer 1 token ranked #179 by market value, worth about $198 million. It is a 6-year survivor of at least one full crypto winter, and treats triple-digit months as a personality trait. Since 2020 it is down 82% overall — surviving is its own genre of awesome.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was February 2021 at +175.52%; its worst, May 2021 at -48.8%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.