NEAR Protocol (NEAR)
Rank #20 · Layer 1 · data since 2020-10-14 · last close 2026-10-26
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -20.3 | -2.6 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 79.0 | -23.2 | -6.6 | 15.4 | 177.8 | -15.6 | · | · |
| 2025 | -6.1 | -33.5 | -18.2 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -11.3 | 18.0 | -6.6 | 11.0 | -20.2 | -14.0 | -16.1 |
| 2024 | -22.6 | 37.3 | 88.1 | -15.1 | 17.1 | -26.8 | -5.9 | -19.2 | 31.2 | -23.4 | 72.9 | -29.8 |
| 2023 | 85.2 | -4.2 | -10.8 | -3.1 | -18.8 | -11.5 | -1.1 | -15.6 | -1.9 | 17.4 | 41.1 | 94.1 |
| 2022 | -24.0 | -12.2 | 36.4 | -22.4 | -42.4 | -44.0 | 27.1 | 3.3 | -18.6 | -12.8 | -44.5 | -27.0 |
| 2021 | 54.0 | 77.8 | 57.4 | -7.3 | -39.6 | -37.8 | 14.6 | 120.8 | 30.9 | 46.7 | -14.0 | 67.3 |
| 2020 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -46.6 | 69.8 | 29.4 |
| Avg | 11.0 | 10.4 | 25.7 | -6.8 | -1.1 | -25.8 | 7.7 | 16.3 | 38.4 | -6.5 | 18.6 | 19.6 |
| Median | -13.2 | -3.4 | 18.9 | -5.2 | -10.3 | -25.0 | 6.8 | -1.7 | 21.0 | -16.5 | 13.6 | 6.6 |
October so far: -15.6% against an average of -6.5% and a median of -16.5% 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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NEAR seasonality — average by calendar month
NEAR Protocol's record starts in 2020, so each calendar month rests on 6 observations — short enough to read as description rather than signal. Its strongest month by median is September — positive in 4 of 6 years, median +21.0%. June is the soft spot, down in 6 of 6 with a median of -25.0%. Across its full record it has closed 41% of months higher, swings ±42.7% in an average month and has fallen 95.2% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +11.0% | +10.4% | +25.7% | -6.8% | -1.1% | -25.8% | +7.7% | +16.3% | +38.4% | -6.5% | +18.6% | +19.6% |
| Win rate | 33%/6 | 33%/6 | 67%/6 | 17%/6 | 33%/6 | 0%/6 | 50%/6 | 50%/6 | 67%/6 | 33%/6 | 50%/6 | 50%/6 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
NEAR risk & extremes
NEAR 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 NEAR Protocol's best month?+
NEAR Protocol's strongest completed month on record is September 2026, at +177.84%.
What was NEAR Protocol's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is November 2022, at -44.54%.
Is NEAR Protocol up this year?+
NEAR Protocol is up 197.82% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is NEAR Protocol's 1-year return?+
+90.25% 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 NEAR Protocol's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 95.2%, measured on month-end closes since 2020.
Which calendar month is historically best for NEAR Protocol?+
September has the highest average return across every completed September since 2020. An average is not a forecast.
About NEAR Protocol
NEAR Protocol is a layer 1 token ranked #20 by market value, worth about $5.8 billion. A developer-friendly chain whose co-founder helped invent the tech behind ChatGPT before pivoting to crypto. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2020) would be about $843 today.
Did you know?
- Co-founder Illia Polosukhin is one of the eight authors of “Attention Is All You Need”, the paper that introduced transformers.
- NEAR started in 2017 as a machine-learning company before becoming a blockchain.
- Its best month on record was September 2026 at +177.84%; its worst, November 2022 at -44.54%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.