Merlin Chain (MERL)
Rank #698 · Layer 2 · data since 2024-04-19 · last close 2026-07-26
24h
+10.68%
7d
+9.29%
30d
+1.37%
YTD
-93.51%
1y
-84.14%
Merlin Chain (MERL) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -82.7 | -18.3 | -42.5 | 36.5 | -15.0 | -32.9 | 2.7 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -51.2 | -38.2 | 19.8 | -5.5 | 21.9 | -25.5 | 14.2 | 20.4 | 150.9 | 8.4 | 7.2 | -15.5 |
| 2024 | · | · | · | -50.5 | -1.3 | -43.8 | -9.8 | -11.9 | 25.4 | -3.8 | 36.3 | -28.6 |
| Avg | -67.0 | -28.2 | -11.4 | -6.5 | 1.8 | -34.1 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 88.2 | 2.3 | 21.7 | -22.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -67.0% | -28.2% | -11.4% | -6.5% | +1.9% | -34.1% | +2.2% | +4.2% | +88.2% | +2.3% | +21.7% | -22.1% |
| Win rate | 0%/2 | 0%/2 | 50%/2 | 33%/3 | 33%/3 | 0%/3 | 50%/2 | 50%/2 | 100%/2 | 50%/2 | 100%/2 | 0%/2 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-98.6%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±42.9%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
37%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+150.94%
2025-09
Worst month
-82.73%
2026-01
Longest streaks
5▲ / 5▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Merlin Chain
Merlin Chain is currently #698 by market cap, a fresh face from the class of 2024, and considers gravity more of a suggestion, in both directions. Since 2024 it is down 97% overall — surviving is its own genre of awesome.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was September 2025 at +150.94%; its worst, January 2026 at -82.73%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.