Bitcoin targets rare March–May green streak after two winning months
Bitcoin eyes a rare three‑month green streak. The $80k breakout faded after Hormuz headlines.
Bitcoin (BTC) seasonality is back in focus. Trader_XO shared Coinglass data that puts May on watch and stresses context in his post.
Key 2026 monthly prints so far:
- January: −10.17% source
- February: −14.94% source
- March: +1.81% source
- April: +11.87% source
- May: +3.18% so far source
“May is positive ~60% of the time (8/13 years). Avg ~+8%. Median ~+3%,” he wrote here. The table’s averages list May at +7.82% and the median at +6.34% same source.
Dispersion is wide. May posted >52% gains in 2017 and 2019, and deep losses in 2021 (−35.31%) and 2022 (−15.6%) data. Only 2019 had March, April, May all green data.
The rebound from February’s drawdown restored upside momentum, with BTC re‑testing the $80k area NewsBTC report.
On Monday, BTC crossed $80,000 for the first time since late January, touching ~$80,529, after Trump announced “Project Freedom” tied to the Strait of Hormuz. US Navy escorts supported commercial transits, per coverage NewsBTC recap.
The move faded. Fars reported a missile strike on a US warship near Jask; US officials denied any ship was hit. BTC lost the breakout and slipped back toward the high‑$78ks same source.
At press time, BTC traded near $78,755.
