Optimism (OP)
Rank #153 · Layer 2 · data since 2022-05-31 · last close 2026-07-26
24h
+3.04%
7d
+0.12%
30d
-10.05%
YTD
-64.47%
1y
-86.84%
Optimism (OP) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -12.4 | -47.7 | -9.6 | 8.6 | -1.4 | -18.6 | -1.5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -18.6 | -24.3 | -32.1 | -0.5 | -10.9 | -12.8 | 17.6 | 3.8 | -3.1 | -40.5 | -20.3 | -15.9 |
| 2024 | -21.8 | 27.6 | -0.3 | -31.2 | -3.2 | -26.6 | -12.3 | -10.4 | 23.4 | -7.8 | 51.9 | -28.4 |
| 2023 | 136.3 | 24.9 | -15.4 | -5.3 | -36.2 | -3.5 | 20.9 | -13.7 | -3.4 | 3.7 | 19.8 | 121.7 |
| 2022 | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | -64.4 | 189.8 | -28.7 | -19.4 | 13.6 | -3.1 | -8.5 |
| Avg | 20.9 | -4.9 | -14.3 | -7.1 | -10.3 | -25.2 | 42.9 | -12.3 | -0.6 | -7.7 | 12.1 | 17.2 |
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 | +20.9% | -4.9% | -14.3% | -7.1% | -10.3% | -25.2% | +54.0% | -12.3% | -0.6% | -7.7% | +12.1% | +17.2% |
| Win rate | 25%/4 | 50%/4 | 0%/4 | 25%/4 | 0%/5 | 0%/5 | 75%/4 | 25%/4 | 25%/4 | 50%/4 | 50%/4 | 25%/4 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-98.1%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±43.6%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
28%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+189.84%
2022-07
Worst month
-64.42%
2022-06
Longest streaks
3▲ / 7▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Optimism
The L2 that funds public goods on purpose — optimistic by name, optimistic by governance. Since 2022 it is down 94% overall — surviving is its own genre of awesome.
Did you know?
- It pioneered “retroactive public goods funding” — paying developers for work that already proved useful.
- Its tech stack (the OP Stack) also powers Coinbase's Base chain.
- Its best month on record was July 2022 at +189.84%; its worst, June 2022 at -64.42%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.