POL (ex-MATIC) (POL)
Rank #76 · Layer 2 · data since 2024-09-04 · last close 2026-10-26
POL (ex-MATIC) (POL) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.3 | 5.0 | -16.4 | 4.3 | -2.2 | -26.3 | 4.0 | 27.1 | 25.8 | -19.9 | · | · |
| 2025 | -9.9 | -33.3 | -25.6 | 17.5 | -10.0 | -11.9 | 8.7 | 35.6 | -19.2 | -17.9 | -27.9 | -24.4 |
| 2024 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4.0 | -19.1 | 86.1 | -24.2 |
| Avg | -3.3 | -14.1 | -21.0 | 10.9 | -6.1 | -19.1 | 6.3 | 31.3 | 3.5 | -18.5 | 29.1 | -24.3 |
| Median | -3.3 | -14.1 | -21.0 | 10.9 | -6.1 | -19.1 | 6.3 | 31.3 | 4.0 | -18.5 | 29.1 | -24.3 |
October so far: -19.9% against an average of -18.5% and a median of -18.5% across 2 completed Octobers, 0 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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POL seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -3.3% | -14.1% | -21.0% | +10.9% | -6.1% | -19.1% | +6.3% | +31.3% | +3.5% | -18.5% | +29.1% | -24.3% |
| Win rate | 50%/2 | 50%/2 | 0%/2 | 100%/2 | 0%/2 | 0%/2 | 100%/2 | 100%/2 | 67%/3 | 0%/2 | 50%/2 | 0%/2 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
POL risk & extremes
POL 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 POL (ex-MATIC)'s best month?+
POL (ex-MATIC)'s strongest completed month on record is November 2024, at +86.09%.
What was POL (ex-MATIC)'s worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2025, at -33.28%.
Is POL (ex-MATIC) up this year?+
POL (ex-MATIC) is down 9.16% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is POL (ex-MATIC)'s 1-year return?+
-54.85% 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 POL (ex-MATIC)'s biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 90.4%, measured on month-end closes since 2024.
About POL (ex-MATIC)
POL (ex-MATIC) is a layer 2 token ranked #76 by market value, worth about $961 million. Started as a scrappy Indian side-project to make Ethereum cheaper; ended up a whole ecosystem. Since 2024 it is down 71% overall — surviving is its own genre of awesome.
Did you know?
- It was founded in 2017 by three engineers in India as Matic Network, rebranding to Polygon in 2021.
- Big brands — Starbucks, Reddit, Nike — quietly used it for NFT programs during the 2022–23 bear market.
- Its best month on record was November 2024 at +86.09%; its worst, February 2025 at -33.28%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.