The longest runs of bitcoin closing higher, or lower, every day in a row since 2014. The record is 13 straight gains in April and May 2017, and the longest losing runs lasted 8 days.
Data as of · daily closes (UTC) from September 17, 2014 to October 13, 2026 · a run counts each day that closed above (or below) the day before
| Rank | Direction | Days in a row | First day | Last day | Close before | Close at end | Move | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gains | 13 | Apr 29, 2017 | May 11, 2017 | $1,316 | $1,849 | ▲ +40.4% | 2017 |
| 2 | Gains | 10 | Oct 5, 2017 | Oct 14, 2017 | $4,229 | $5,832 | ▲ +37.9% | 2017 |
| 2 | Gains | 10 | Jul 21, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | $29,807 | $42,236 | ▲ +41.7% | 2021 |
| 4 | Gains | 9 | Oct 22, 2015 | Oct 30, 2015 | $266.27 | $328.02 | ▲ +23.2% | 2015 |
| 4 | Gains | 9 | Jan 6, 2023 | Jan 14, 2023 | $16,837 | $20,976 | ▲ +24.6% | 2023 |
| 6 | Gains | 8 | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 7, 2017 | $9,889 | $17,900 | ▲ +81.0% | 2017 |
| 6 | Gains | 8 | Jun 19, 2019 | Jun 26, 2019 | $9,082 | $13,016 | ▲ +43.3% | 2019 |
| 6 | Gains | 8 | Apr 22, 2020 | Apr 29, 2020 | $6,880 | $8,801 | ▲ +27.9% | 2020 |
| 6 | Gains | 8 | Dec 12, 2020 | Dec 19, 2020 | $18,059 | $23,870 | ▲ +32.2% | 2020 |
| 6 | Gains | 8 | Mar 22, 2022 | Mar 29, 2022 | $41,078 | $47,466 | ▲ +15.6% | 2022 |
| 6 | Gains | 8 | Feb 5, 2024 | Feb 12, 2024 | $42,584 | $49,958 | ▲ +17.3% | 2024 |
| 6 | Gains | 8 | Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | $65,970 | $74,861 | ▲ +13.5% | 2026 |
| 1 | Losses | 8 | Jun 7, 2022 | Jun 14, 2022 | $31,371 | $22,207 | ▼ −29.2% | 2022 |
| 1 | Losses | 8 | May 6, 2023 | May 13, 2023 | $29,534 | $26,784 | ▼ −9.3% | 2023 |
| 3 | Losses | 7 | Feb 24, 2020 | Mar 1, 2020 | $9,925 | $8,562 | ▼ −13.7% | 2020 |
| 3 | Losses | 7 | Jun 26, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | $21,502 | $19,242 | ▼ −10.5% | 2022 |
| 3 | Losses | 7 | Jul 29, 2022 | Aug 4, 2022 | $23,844 | $22,631 | ▼ −5.1% | 2022 |
| 3 | Losses | 7 | May 31, 2026 | Jun 6, 2026 | $73,755 | $60,867 | ▼ −17.5% | 2026 |
A run = consecutive days on which bitcoin’s daily close (UTC) was higher than the previous day’s close (gains) or lower (losses). Close before = the close on the day before the run began; Close at end = the close on its last day; Move = the change between the two. Rank is within each direction, longest first; runs of equal length share a rank and are listed oldest first. The table shows every winning run of 8 days or more and every losing run of 7 days or more, the point where the next length down would add dozens of rows.1 Daily closes are one way to cut the day. In Blockchain.com’s daily average price, 8 of the 11 longest runs checked (the five longest winning runs and the six longest losing ones) also hold in full, and the other three are broken by at least one day.2 Data starts on September 17, 2014, so earlier runs are not covered. Past runs are shown as observed facts, not as a forecast.
A “streak” here is the number of days in a row that bitcoin’s price closed higher (or lower) than the day before. Because bitcoin trades every day, including weekends, a streak can run across weeks without a break. Winning runs are longer than losing ones in this data: the longest of each is 13 and 8 days.
The longest winning run in the data, measured by daily closes, ran Apr 29, 2017 to May 11, 2017: 13 days in a row of closing higher than the day before. Bitcoin went from $1,316 to $1,849, a gain of 40.4%.1 No other run of gains reached 11 days.
Two runs share second place with 10 straight gains. One ran Oct 5, 2017 to Oct 14, 2017, for +37.9%, and the other Jul 21, 2021 to Jul 30, 2021, for +41.7%, from $29,807 to $42,236.1 Bitcoin’s 2017 supplies three of the 12 longest winning runs: 13, 10 and 8 days.
Two runs of 8 straight losses share first place: Jun 7, 2022 to Jun 14, 2022, which cost 29.2% (from $31,371 to $22,207), and May 6, 2023 to May 13, 2023, which cost 9.3%.1
Four losing runs lasted 7 days: Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 1, 2020 (−13.7%), Jun 26, 2022 to Jul 2, 2022 (−10.5%), Jul 29, 2022 to Aug 4, 2022 (−5.1%) and May 31, 2026 to Jun 6, 2026 (−17.5%).1 The most recent is the May–June 2026 run.
Of 4,409 daily closes since September 17, 2014, 2,308 (52.3%) closed higher than the day before.1 Runs of 5 days or more are uncommon: 38 five-day winning runs, 17 six-day, and only 19 winning runs of 7 days or longer. A run of 10 days or longer has happened 3 times in the data, always on the upside.
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