What is Polkadot?
Polkadot is a heterogeneous multi-chain protocol that lets independent blockchains ("parachains") interoperate while sharing a common security layer. DOT is used for staking, governance, and bonding parachain slots.
Historically, Nov has averaged the highest return (+21.1%); Jun the lowest (-20.6%).
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -13.7%Negative MonthJan 2026: -13.70% | +8.2%Positive MonthFeb 2026: +8.20% | -25.1%Negative MonthMar 2026: -25.08% | -2.7%Negative MonthApr 2026: -2.69% | -2.6%Negative MonthMay 2026: -2.60% | -30.8%Negative MonthJun 2026: -30.82% | -6.9%Negative MonthJul 2026: -6.90% | +0.0%*Neutral MonthAug 2026: +0.00% | β | β | β | β |
| 2025 | -4.8%Negative MonthJan 2025: -4.77% | -25.4%Negative MonthFeb 2025: -25.41% | -14.6%Negative MonthMar 2025: -14.65% | +1.1%Neutral MonthApr 2025: +1.13% | +0.3%Neutral MonthMay 2025: +0.34% | -16.7%Negative MonthJun 2025: -16.71% | +8.5%Positive MonthJul 2025: +8.50% | +1.4%Neutral MonthAug 2025: +1.45% | +4.4%Positive MonthSep 2025: +4.43% | -26.2%Negative MonthOct 2025: -26.24% | -23.0%Negative MonthNov 2025: -23.03% | -19.4%Negative MonthDec 2025: -19.35% |
| 2024 | -18.8%Negative MonthJan 2024: -18.77% | +24.0%Positive MonthFeb 2024: +24.03% | +16.8%Positive MonthMar 2024: +16.81% | -33.4%Negative MonthApr 2024: -33.40% | +8.8%Positive MonthMay 2024: +8.80% | -11.1%Negative MonthJun 2024: -11.14% | -13.3%Negative MonthJul 2024: -13.26% | -20.9%Negative MonthAug 2024: -20.92% | +4.2%Positive MonthSep 2024: +4.19% | -10.8%Negative MonthOct 2024: -10.83% | +126.6%Positive MonthNov 2024: +126.65% | -26.0%Negative MonthDec 2024: -26.01% |
| 2023 | +45.2%Positive MonthJan 2023: +45.18% | +1.3%Neutral MonthFeb 2023: +1.29% | -0.1%Neutral MonthMar 2023: -0.06% | -6.9%Negative MonthApr 2023: -6.94% | -9.9%Negative MonthMay 2023: -9.89% | -2.7%Negative MonthJun 2023: -2.75% | -1.2%Neutral MonthJul 2023: -1.22% | -16.4%Negative MonthAug 2023: -16.42% | -3.8%Negative MonthSep 2023: -3.84% | +8.4%Positive MonthOct 2023: +8.42% | +22.8%Positive MonthNov 2023: +22.79% | +49.9%Positive MonthDec 2023: +49.91% |
| 2022 | -27.3%Negative MonthJan 2022: -27.32% | -2.5%Negative MonthFeb 2022: -2.47% | +12.5%Positive MonthMar 2022: +12.47% | -31.8%Negative MonthApr 2022: -31.84% | -28.6%Negative MonthMay 2022: -28.61% | -32.1%Negative MonthJun 2022: -32.09% | +22.8%Positive MonthJul 2022: +22.81% | -18.7%Negative MonthAug 2022: -18.72% | -10.1%Negative MonthSep 2022: -10.13% | +5.0%Positive MonthOct 2022: +5.00% | -17.5%Negative MonthNov 2022: -17.47% | -21.2%Negative MonthDec 2022: -21.16% |
| 2021 | +73.5%Positive MonthJan 2021: +73.49% | +108.5%Positive MonthFeb 2021: +108.46% | +10.2%Positive MonthMar 2021: +10.18% | -1.3%Neutral MonthApr 2021: -1.31% | -35.9%Negative MonthMay 2021: -35.88% | -30.0%Negative MonthJun 2021: -30.00% | +2.7%Positive MonthJul 2021: +2.71% | +86.8%Positive MonthAug 2021: +86.80% | -9.2%Negative MonthSep 2021: -9.18% | +49.5%Positive MonthOct 2021: +49.55% | -11.2%Negative MonthNov 2021: -11.19% | -29.6%Negative MonthDec 2021: -29.61% |
| 2020 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -31.0%Negative MonthSep 2020: -30.96% | -3.9%Negative MonthOct 2020: -3.86% | +28.6%Positive MonthNov 2020: +28.57% | +72.8%Positive MonthDec 2020: +72.84% |
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Each cell is the percentage change in closing price from the end of the prior month to the end of this month. The bottom row shows the average return for that calendar month across the selected years, plus or minus one standard deviation β the range that historically contained roughly two-thirds of outcomes. Past monthly patterns are not a forecast of future returns.
This aggregates every month by calendar position β all Januaries together, all Februaries together, and so on β to show whether a given month has leaned positive or negative historically. βSimpleβ counts each month as +1 or β1. βWeightedβ gives larger moves more influence: +2 above +10%, β2 below β10%. With only 7 years of history for this asset, each monthβs score reflects a small number of observations β read it as a historical tendency, not a reliable seasonal pattern.
This tracks a running tally across the assetβs full price history: each month adds or subtracts based on whether it was positive or negative. A rising line means more positive months than negative so far; a flattening or falling line means recent months have leaned negative. This measures historical month-to-month consistency, not expected future performance.
Year-to-date return is calculated by dividing each dayβs closing price by the price on January 1st of that year (or the assetβs first available price if it began trading mid-year). The custom average line shows the mean YTD return at each calendar day across the selected years. The standard deviation band shows the range within which returns have historically fallen β at 1 SD, roughly two-thirds of years; at 2 SD, roughly 95%. Past year-to-date patterns do not predict future returns. The average and standard deviation band are computed from the year set chosen in βAverage fromβ, which is independent of which year lines are displayed. The current in-progress year is excluded from these calculations, since a partial year is not comparable to complete ones. Election-cycle groupings follow the US presidential calendar and are offered only for US and crypto assets.
Rule-based from financial data. Not advice.
Polkadot is a heterogeneous multi-chain protocol that lets independent blockchains ("parachains") interoperate while sharing a common security layer. DOT is used for staking, governance, and bonding parachain slots.
Polkadot was conceived by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood, with a whitepaper published in 2016. The relay chain launched in May 2020, followed by parachain auctions in late 2021 that allocated the first batch of Layer 1 slots on the network.