Bitcoin Falls 23% in First 50 Trading Days of 2026, Worst Start on Record

Bitcoin fell 23% over its first 50 trading days of 2026, dropping 10% in January and 15% in February, Odaily Planet Daily reports. CryptoQuant data show the average onchain index reading on day 50 in typical down years is 0.84 versus a current 0.77. If this pattern continues, it would mark Bitcoin's first consecutive January-February decline and could be the weakest back-to-back monthly performance since 2022, with Bitcoin having fallen 17% in 2025, while post-U.S. presidential election years have generally outperformed election years and most bull years, CoinDesk noted.