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Bitcoin bear market cycles - historical perspective of BTC bear markets
In this overview, we will show the previous bear markets of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency - you will see how much BTC lost during its biggest past bear markets.
Current price and other data:
Symbol | Price change (1d) | Price (USD) | Price change (1 week) | Sentiment | Sentiment change (1d) | Sentiment change (1 week) | Tweets volume change | Trading volume change | Volatility | MarketCap |
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BTC | 28422 | 1.09 | 2.75 | 0.09 | -0.1 | -0.07 | 39.6 | -6.1 | 3.61 | 550619271427 |
A bull market is a period of general rising prices in the crypto, stock or any other financial market.
A bull market is typically preceded by a bear market and followed by a bear market.
We define a bull market as appreciation of price by more than 30% and bear market a period when the prices fall by more than 30%.
Bitcoin has experienced 15 bear markets in the past, see chart below:

What is Bitcoin most negative bear market (after 2013) ?
Bitcoin most negative bear market started on Jun 3rd, 2014 and ended on Jan 14th, 2015, lasting for 225 days.
During this time, the price of Bitcoin decreased from
667.3683 USD to 172.1479 USD, resulting in a return of -74.2 %.
Average compounded daily decrease of price during this period was -0.6% / day.
What is Bitcoin 2nd most negative bear market (after 2013) ?
Bitcoin 2nd most negative bear market started on Dec 16th, 2017 and ended on Feb 6th, 2018, lasting for 52 days.
During this time, the price of Bitcoin decreased from
19665.3949 USD to 6852.0527 USD, resulting in a return of -65.2 %.
Average compounded daily decrease of price during this period was -2.01% / day.
What is Bitcoin 3rd most negative bear market (after 2013) ?
Bitcoin 3rd most negative bear market started on Jul 25th, 2018 and ended on Dec 15th, 2018, lasting for 143 days.
During this time, the price of Bitcoin decreased from
8422.3739 USD to 3216.6271 USD, resulting in a return of -61.8 %.
Average compounded daily decrease of price during this period was -0.67% / day.
Returns of previous Bitcoin bear market cycles
In the following table you can see the previous BTC bear market cycles, in which period they occurred and what were the returns achieved during each bear market cycle:
Start Date | End Date | Start Price | End Price | Return (%) |
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2013-04-29 | 2013-05-03 | 141.96 | 91.01 | -35.9 |
2013-05-26 | 2013-07-06 | 134.6 | 67.809 | -49.6 |
2013-11-30 | 2013-12-18 | 1127.45 | 559.36 | -50.4 |
2014-01-06 | 2014-02-25 | 936.38 | 489.31 | -47.7 |
2014-03-04 | 2014-04-10 | 675 | 360.8407 | -46.5 |
2014-06-03 | 2015-01-14 | 667.3683 | 172.1479 | -74.2 |
2017-06-11 | 2017-07-16 | 3013.7138 | 1927.0990656212 | -36.1 |
2017-09-01 | 2017-09-14 | 4863.1930486841 | 3100.668154704 | -36.2 |
2017-12-16 | 2018-02-06 | 19665.394927242 | 6852.0527005149 | -65.2 |
2018-03-06 | 2018-04-07 | 11526.420930291 | 6628.7544558563 | -42.5 |
2018-05-06 | 2018-06-29 | 9766.2444854889 | 5879.9889744064 | -39.8 |
2018-07-25 | 2018-12-15 | 8422.3739233515 | 3216.6271499079 | -61.8 |
2019-06-27 | 2019-12-18 | 12996.124342789 | 6627.1625145531 | -49.0 |
2020-02-13 | 2020-03-17 | 10328.897565836 | 5032.5013514877 | -51.3 |
2021-04-14 | 2021-07-21 | 63576.676041048 | 29971.903783612 | -52.9 |
Bull and bear markets of Bitcoin
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Selection of past news on the topic of bear market, correction and Bitcoin
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XLM How It Plans To Navigate Bearish Market Sentiment (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/xlm-how-it-navigates-bearish-market/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Bear Market Over This Historic On-Chain Signal Suggests So (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/bitcoin-bear-market-historic-on-chain-signal/) ![]() |
Bitcoin market sentiment shift Realized price metrics show transition from bear to bull market (source: https://cryptoslate.com/insights/bitcoin-market-sentiment-shift-realized-price-metrics-show-transition-from-bear-to-bull-market/) ![]() |
Flare FLR Token Airdropped to XRP Holders Bucks Bearish Trend After Being Added to Coinbase Listing Roadmap (source: https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2023/03/flare-flr-token-airdropped-to-xrp-holders-bucks-bearish-trend-after-rising-over-30-in-a-week/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Price Analysis Bears Eyeing 26139 - 29 March 2023 (source: https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2023/03/bitcoin-price-analysis-bears-eyeing-26139-29-march-2023) ![]() |
Bitcoin Mid-Term Holders Move 50 000 BTC Bearish Signal (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/bitcoin-mid-term-holders-50000-btc-bearish/) ![]() |
CryptoSlate wMarket Update CFTC s Binance lawsuit puts bears in control of market pushes BTC below 27 000 (source: https://cryptoslate.com/cryptoslate-wmarket-update-cftcs-binance-lawsuit-puts-bears-in-control-of-market-pushes-btc-below-27000/) ![]() |
Fortunes are made during the bear market Bears Present Insane Discount (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/124hkok/fortunes_are_made_during_the_bear_market_bears/) ![]() |
Decentraland MANA Turns Bearish After It Loses This Important Support Level (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/mana/decentraland-mana-turns-bearish-after-it-loses-this-important-support-level/) ![]() |
Bitcoin breaks 900-day milestone stuck in bear market according to realized price metrics (source: https://cryptoslate.com/insights/bitcoin-breaks-900-day-milestone-stuck-in-bear-market-according-to-realized-price-metrics/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Price Analysis Bears Active Below 27252 - 26 March 2023 (source: https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2023/03/bitcoin-price-analysis-bears-active-below-27252-26-march-2023) ![]() |
Bitcoin Price Analysis Bears Eyeing 27252 - 25 March 2023 (source: https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2023/03/bitcoin-price-analysis-bears-eyeing-27252-25-march-2023) ![]() |
Bitcoin In Accumulation Crypto Expert Maps Out Bearish and Bullish Scenarios (source: https://coinpedia.org/bitcoin/bitcoin-in-accumulation-crypto-expert-maps-out-bearish-and-bullish-scenarios/) ![]() |
Ethereum Price Rally To 2 000 On The Horizon As Bears Show Weak Hands (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/eth/ethereum-price-rally-to-2000/) ![]() |
Short-term holders just took the most profits since the 2021 ATH and most of those coins were bought at the bear market low of about 15 4k (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11zwwje/shortterm_holders_just_took_the_most_profits/) ![]() |
Bitcoin BTC Price Aims at 40K Are the Bears Giving Up or Preparing for a Fresh Attack (source: https://coinpedia.org/bitcoin/bitcoin-btc-price-aims-at-40k-are-the-bears-giving-up-or-preparing-for-a-fresh-attack/) ![]() |
Bitcoin At A Crucial Juncture Bears Set To Overshadow While Bulls Preparing For Next Bullish Wave (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/bitcoin-at-a-crucial-juncture-bears-set-to-overshadow-while-bulls-preparing-for-next-bullish-wave/) ![]() |
The Bear Market is Officially Over-Bitcoin Price May Redominate the Rally to Mark New Highs (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/the-bear-market-is-officially-over-bitcoin-price-may-redominate-the-rally-to-mark-new-highs/) ![]() |
Bears are still waiting for that 10k (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11wdq52/bears_are_still_waiting_for_that_10k/) ![]() |
US Senator Calls for Investigation Into Bank Failures Says Fed Chair Powell Bears Direct Responsibility (source: https://news.bitcoin.com/us-senator-calls-for-investigation-into-bank-failures-says-fed-chair-powell-bears-direct-responsibility/) ![]() |
Once A Bearish Crypto Analyst Updates His Bitcoin Price Target Here Is The Outlook (source: https://coinpedia.org/bitcoin/once-a-bearish-crypto-analyst-updates-his-bitcoin-price-target-here-is-the-outlook/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Price Reaches Inflection Zone As The Bears Slowly Take Control (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/btc/bitcoin-price-reaches-inflection-zone-24k/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Bearish Signal Exchanges Observe Growing Reserves (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/bitcoin-bearish-signal-exchanges-growing-reserves/) ![]() |
Jim Cramer Remains Bearish Despite BTC Rally Here s Why (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/jim-cramer-remains-bearish-despite-btc-rally-heres-why/) ![]() |
Bitcoin perpetual funding rate turns negative ahead of CPI print perspective turns bearish (source: https://cryptoslate.com/insights/bitcoin-perpetual-funding-rate-turns-negative-ahead-of-cpi-print-perspective-turns-bearish/) ![]() |
Have Crypto Markets Risen Above the Bearish Captivity Here s What to Expect This Week (source: https://coinpedia.org/news/have-crypto-markets-risen-above-the-bearish-captivity-heres-what-to-expect-this-week/) ![]() |
This time I not making the same mistake again and missing out on the bear market My biggest regret was not buying in early 2020 (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11pdo7p/this_time_i_not_making_the_same_mistake_again_and/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Price Analysis Bears Eye 19106 - 12 March 2023 (source: https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2023/03/bitcoin-price-analysis-bears-eye-19106-12-march-2023) ![]() |
Bull trap or bear tap (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11nslc1/bull_trap_or_bear_tap/) ![]() |
BNB Price Grinds Lower Here s Next Bearish Target Traders Should Watch (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/bnb/bnb-price-grinds-lower-270/) ![]() |
XRP Price Bucks Bearish Trend as Ripple Chief Legal Officer s Confidence Grows (source: https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2023/03/xrp-price-bucks-bearish-trend-as-ripple-chief-legal-officers-confidence-grows/) ![]() |
Why i am investing on ADA in this bear market (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11mvsjh/why_i_am_investing_on_ada_in_this_bear_market/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Miner Reserve Plunges Bearish Sign For Price (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/bitcoin-miner-reserve-plunges-bearish-price/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Dealt Another Round Of Blows Is The Bear Market Back (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/bitcoin-dealt-another-round-of-blows-is-the-bear-market-back/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Price Bears Keep Pushing Why Drop To 20K Is Still Possible (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/btc/bitcoin-price-btc-bears-pushing-20k/) ![]() |
Even in a Bear Market the total address count of BTC ETH and LTC has been sky-rocketing Bitcoin is at now over 1 1 billion addresses and LTC at nearly 1 2 billion (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11m4g7o/even_in_a_bear_market_the_total_address_count_of/) ![]() |
Bitcoin exchange deposits decline mimicking 2019 s bearish trend (source: https://cryptoslate.com/insights/bitcoin-exchange-deposits-decline-mimicking-2019s-bearish-trend/) ![]() |
Ethereum Bears In Action and 100 SMA Is The Key To Recovery (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/eth/ethereum-bears-in-action-1580/) ![]() |
These 5 Cryptos Are Set To Break The Bears Backs This Week (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/these-5-cryptos-are-set-to-break-the-bears-backs-this-week/) ![]() |
One of the biggest regrets in 8 years of active crypto investing is the fatigued-selling for loss during the prolonged bear market last time (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11kf9vq/one_of_the_biggest_regrets_in_8_years_of_active/) ![]() |
Research A look at how long-term holders determine end of bear markets (source: https://cryptoslate.com/research-a-look-at-how-long-term-holders-determine-end-of-bear-markets/) ![]() |
The calm before the storm Bearish sentiment builds as premium for Bitcoin puts increase (source: https://cryptoslate.com/insights/the-calm-before-the-storm-bearish-sentiment-builds-as-premium-for-bitcoin-puts-increase/) ![]() |
MATIC Price Prediction Polygon Bears Aim 1 or Lower (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/matic-analysis/matic-price-prediction-polygon-1/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Bears Are Likely To Dominate Longer Traditional Markets To Blame (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/bitcoin-bears-are-likely-to-dominate-longer-traditional-markets-to-blame/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Prediction SPOT ON Is Bitcoin Bullish or Bearish in 2023 (source: https://cryptoticker.io/en/bitcoin-prediction-spot-on-is-bitcoin-bullish-or-bearish-in-2023/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Price Analysis Bears Test 21988 - 4 March 2023 (source: https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2023/03/bitcoin-price-analysis-bears-test-21988-4-march-2023) ![]() |
Crypto community reacts as Bitcoin bear market fears continue (source: https://cryptoslate.com/crypto-community-reacts-as-bitcoin-bear-market-fears-continue/) ![]() |
Bears Lose Grip On Filecoin FIL As Market Sentiment Flips Positive (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bears-lose-grip-on-filecoin-fil/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Miners Signal Bearish Trend What s in Store for Cryptocurrency Investors (source: https://coinpedia.org/bitcoin/bitcoin-miners-signal-bearish-trend-whats-in-store-for-cryptocurrency-investors/) ![]() |
Bitcoin s Accumulation Rate Exceeds The 2018 Bear Market Can BTC Pull a Substantial Bull Run (source: https://zycrypto.com/bitcoins-accumulation-rate-exceeds-the-2018-bear-market-can-btc-pull-a-substantial-bull-run/) ![]() |
Short-term Bitcoin holder profit exceeds 70 similar trend seen after each bear market bottom (source: https://cryptoslate.com/insights/short-term-holder-profit-exceeds-70-similar-trends-after-bear-market-bottoms/) ![]() |
Bitcoin 24-hour supply is at levels seen in previous bear markets (source: https://cryptoslate.com/insights/bitcoin-24-hour-supply-is-at-levels-seen-in-previous-bear-markets/) ![]() |
Bitcoin bear market bottoms follow this price appreciation trend (source: https://cryptoslate.com/insights/bitcoin-bear-market-bottoms-follow-this-price-appreciation-trend/) ![]() |
Crypto News Today Bearish Clouds Haunt the Crypto Space-USDT Dominance Rising High (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/crypto-news-today-bearish-clouds-haunt-the-crypto-space-usdt-dominance-rising-high/) ![]() |
Ethereum Bears Keep Pushing Why This Resistance Could Turn Barrier (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/eth/ethereum-price-bears-active-1660/) ![]() |
APE Price Bears Spark Jitters As Crypto Sell Pressure Mounts (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/all/ape-price-bears-spark-jitters/) ![]() |
I expected a bear market to make me feel negative emotions like anger and fear but is it just me or is this bear most of all really damn boring (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11djv5a/i_expected_a_bear_market_to_make_me_feel_negative/) ![]() |
BNB Price Prints Bearish Technical Pattern Why It Could Revisit 280 (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/bnb/bnb-price-prints-bearish-technical-pattern-why-it-could-revisit-280/) ![]() |
New Research Shows Bitcoin Must Tap Into 1 Trillion Central Bank Liquidity To Overcome Bears (source: https://zycrypto.com/new-research-shows-bitcoin-must-tap-into-1-trillion-central-bank-liquidity-to-overcome-bears/) ![]() |
Top Altcoins Which May Recover From the Ongoing Bearish Trend (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/top-altcoins-which-may-recover-from-the-ongoing-bearish-trend/) ![]() |
Bearish Trade-Set up Laid for Bitcoin This Weekend-Here s the Target You Can Expect (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/bearish-trade-set-up-laid-for-bitcoin-this-weekend-heres-the-target-you-can-expect/) ![]() |
Why is Bitcoin Price Down Today Have the Bears Capitualted the Markets (source: https://coinpedia.org/uncategorized/why-is-bitcoin-price-down-today/) ![]() |
It has come to my attention that the bitcoin rainbow chart s new purple category is currently unnamed What would you name this new bear market section (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11bckc8/it_has_come_to_my_attention_that_the_bitcoin/) ![]() |
It s important to Stay Strong Logical During the Bear Market (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11axvkl/its_important_to_stay_strong_logical_during_the/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Decline Ahead Bearish Crossover Forms In This Metric (source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/bitcoin-decline-bearish-crossover-forms-metric/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Price Analysis Bears Eyeing 22074 - 25 February 2023 (source: https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2023/02/bitcoin-price-analysis-bears-eyeing-22074-25-february-2023) ![]() |
Interesting Reddit posts about bear market and Bitcoin
We collect interesting Reddit posts about Bitcoin in connection with bear market, here is our selection of posts:
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