Stellar (XLM)
Rank #19 · RWA · data since 2014-08-05 · last close 2026-10-26
Stellar (XLM) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -9.9 | -12.2 | 5.2 | -5.4 | 64.1 | -27.2 | -8.9 | 3.0 | 27.7 | -25.1 | · | · |
| 2025 | 24.5 | -30.8 | -7.8 | 2.7 | -2.6 | -9.8 | 68.5 | -12.1 | 3.2 | -16.2 | -18.7 | -19.0 |
| 2024 | -14.8 | 11.0 | 15.7 | -23.7 | -1.4 | -14.1 | 10.2 | -7.9 | 6.3 | -6.1 | 468.2 | -36.7 |
| 2023 | 27.6 | -4.0 | 28.8 | -15.9 | -1.8 | 19.4 | 35.7 | -23.4 | -2.3 | 8.0 | -2.4 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | -25.1 | -1.0 | 15.8 | -26.2 | -10.7 | -25.4 | 4.7 | -11.3 | 9.9 | -3.0 | -19.2 | -20.9 |
| 2021 | 140.5 | 32.3 | -0.1 | 30.6 | -24.0 | -29.5 | 0.1 | 19.3 | -17.8 | 33.6 | -10.0 | -20.6 |
| 2020 | 34.0 | -6.1 | -28.4 | 65.7 | 4.6 | -5.2 | 44.9 | -0.1 | -22.6 | 2.8 | 163.4 | -37.1 |
| 2019 | -26.8 | 3.5 | 25.9 | -7.2 | 33.7 | -21.9 | -19.6 | -25.0 | -2.4 | 6.1 | -8.6 | -24.2 |
| 2018 | 49.6 | -38.1 | -38.1 | 105.4 | -30.1 | -34.8 | 43.7 | -20.1 | 16.9 | -13.9 | -29.0 | -28.9 |
| 2017 | -8.7 | -23.8 | 54.9 | 84.1 | 489.6 | -4.4 | -46.6 | 41.2 | -37.4 | 123.0 | 143.2 | 395.1 |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 6.1 | -7.7 | -18.6 | 35.1 | -11.4 | 0.8 | 55.9 | -26.0 | -22.1 | 50.7 |
| 2015 | -1.4 | -43.9 | -19.0 | 5.4 | 26.1 | 8.2 | -22.9 | -6.5 | -21.8 | 13.8 | -25.3 | 2.6 |
| 2014 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -37.5 | 54.4 | -48.2 | 24.8 | 165.3 |
| Avg | 16.1 | -8.9 | 4.9 | 17.3 | 44.1 | -9.1 | 8.2 | -6.1 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 55.4 | 36.3 |
| Median | 1.0 | -5.0 | 5.7 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -12.0 | 2.4 | -7.9 | 3.2 | -0.1 | -9.3 | -19.8 |
October so far: -25.1% against an average of +6.2% and a median of -0.1% across 12 completed Octobers, 6 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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XLM seasonality — average by calendar month
Stellar has monthly history back to 2014. November carries the highest average at +55.4%, but the median November is -9.3% and only 4 of 12 have finished green: +143% in 2017, +163% in 2020 and +468% in 2024 carry the whole figure. The steadier month is March — positive in 7 of 12 years, median +5.7%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. December is the soft spot, down in 7 of 12 with a median of -19.8%. Across its full record it has closed 44% of months higher, swings ±74.5% in an average month and has fallen 96.5% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +16.1% | -8.9% | +4.9% | +17.3% | +44.1% | -9.1% | +8.2% | -6.1% | +5.4% | +6.2% | +55.4% | +36.3% |
| Win rate | 50%/12 | 33%/12 | 58%/12 | 50%/12 | 42%/12 | 25%/12 | 58%/12 | 31%/13 | 54%/13 | 50%/12 | 33%/12 | 42%/12 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
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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 Stellar's best month?+
Stellar's strongest completed month on record is May 2017, at +489.63%.
What was Stellar's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2014, at -48.19%.
Is Stellar up this year?+
Stellar is down 15.65% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Stellar's 1-year return?+
-48.71% 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 Stellar's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 96.5%, measured on month-end closes since 2014.
Which calendar month is historically best for Stellar?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2014. An average is not a forecast.
About Stellar
Stellar is a rwa token ranked #19 by market value, worth about $5.9 billion. Cross-border payments with a nonprofit face and a founder with a truly eventful résumé. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2014) would be about $10,698 today.
Did you know?
- Founder Jed McCaleb also created Mt. Gox (he sold it before the collapse) and co-founded Ripple.
- Stellar began in 2014 after McCaleb left Ripple over strategic differences.
- Its best month on record was May 2017 at +489.63%; its worst, October 2014 at -48.19%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.