Uniswap (UNI)
Rank #25 · DeFi · data since 2020-09-18 · last close 2026-10-26
Uniswap (UNI) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -29.8 | -3.8 | -7.0 | -10.1 | -5.0 | -8.1 | 56.6 | 20.2 | 69.8 | -19.4 | · | · |
| 2025 | -11.1 | -36.3 | -20.3 | -11.8 | 14.9 | 17.8 | 31.0 | 2.9 | -20.5 | -24.8 | 5.2 | -6.7 |
| 2024 | -17.0 | 85.5 | 16.4 | -45.6 | 41.5 | -6.6 | -22.9 | -17.2 | 24.5 | 3.0 | 67.9 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 27.0 | -0.9 | -6.7 | -10.2 | -7.8 | 5.0 | 23.8 | -33.0 | 2.0 | -6.9 | 43.4 | 21.3 |
| 2022 | -30.8 | -10.5 | 7.3 | -40.2 | -15.7 | -12.1 | 66.4 | -26.3 | 5.3 | 7.5 | -15.8 | -11.8 |
| 2021 | 244.1 | 25.3 | 26.3 | 44.8 | -30.5 | -31.7 | 12.9 | 35.0 | -19.9 | 6.3 | -15.0 | -20.0 |
| 2020 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -39.8 | -45.7 | 67.3 | 36.5 |
| Avg | 30.4 | 9.9 | 2.7 | -12.2 | -0.4 | -6.0 | 28.0 | -3.0 | 3.0 | -10.1 | 25.5 | 3.8 |
| Median | -14.0 | -2.4 | 0.3 | -11.0 | -6.4 | -7.4 | 27.4 | -7.1 | 2.0 | -1.9 | 24.3 | -1.5 |
October so far: -19.4% against an average of -10.1% and a median of -1.9% across 6 completed Octobers, 3 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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UNI seasonality — average by calendar month
Uniswap's record starts in 2020, so each calendar month rests on 7 observations — short enough to read as description rather than signal. January carries the highest average at +30.4%, but the median January is -14.0% and only 2 of 6 have finished green: +244% in 2021 carries the whole figure. The steadier month is July — positive in 5 of 6 years, median +27.4%. January is the soft spot, down in 4 of 6 with a median of -14.0%. Across its full record it has closed 47% of months higher, swings ±40.7% in an average month and has fallen 94.4% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +30.4% | +9.9% | +2.6% | -12.2% | -0.5% | -6.0% | +28.0% | -3.0% | +3.0% | -10.1% | +25.5% | +3.8% |
| Win rate | 33%/6 | 33%/6 | 50%/6 | 17%/6 | 33%/6 | 33%/6 | 83%/6 | 50%/6 | 57%/7 | 50%/6 | 67%/6 | 50%/6 |
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 Uniswap's best month?+
Uniswap's strongest completed month on record is January 2021, at +244.11%.
What was Uniswap's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2020, at -45.74%.
Is Uniswap up this year?+
Uniswap is up 26.90% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Uniswap's 1-year return?+
+7.38% 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 Uniswap's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 94.4%, measured on month-end closes since 2020.
Which calendar month is historically best for Uniswap?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 2020. An average is not a forecast.
About Uniswap
Uniswap is a defi token ranked #25 by market value, worth about $4.4 billion. The vending machine of crypto trading: no order book, no middleman, just math and a pink unicorn. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2020) would be about $214 today.
Did you know?
- Hayden Adams built it after being laid off from Siemens in 2017, learning Solidity as he went.
- The September 2020 airdrop handed 400 UNI (~$1,200 at the time) to every past user of the protocol.
- Its best month on record was January 2021 at +244.11%; its worst, October 2020 at -45.74%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.