March is now at risk of closing in negative territory, with Bitcoin trading around $67,750 at the time of writing against a month-open price of $66,970 following February’s close. That puts March’s month-to-date return at approximately 0.31%, with one trading day remaining before the monthly candle seals shut.
Cross-referencing the full historical dataset, no year in Bitcoin’s trackable price history (2013 to 2026) produced three consecutive red monthly closes to open the year. There were years with brutal individual months: January 2015 lost 33.05%, January 2018 dropped 25.41%, and February 2014 fell 31.03%. However, in each case, at least one of the three opening months recovered to close green, but 2026 has produced none of that relief.
Possible Six Months Of Consecutive LossesAs it stands, the entire Q1 2026 is at a red performance of -22.6%. The Q1 2026 performance is the weakest opening quarter since 2018, when Bitcoin lost 50.7% of its value between January and March. That year’s first-quarter damage was more severe in absolute terms, but February gained 0.47%.
