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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 | 26585 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.08 | -0.05 | 0.45 | 125 | -37.9 | 1.69 | 518227726205 |
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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Analyst Predicts Bear Flag for Bitcoin Price to Dip to 26k Next Week (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/bitcoin-price-analysis-will-btc-price-drop-to-26k-in-the-coming-week/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Cash Analysis Bears In Charge Below 250 (source: https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/bitcoin-cash-analysis-bears-in-charge-below-250/) ![]() |
EOS Price Analysis Bears Aim For 0 65 or Lower (source: https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/eos-price-analysis-bears-aim-for-0-65-or-lower/) ![]() |
BTC miners sold 75 of their rewards past June Last year in June 2022 they sold 326 Bitcoin Sold vs Bitcoin Mined just as the bear market began (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/15nzvik/btc_miners_sold_75_of_their_rewards_past_june/) ![]() |
Crypto Market Analysis Markets Rise Above Bearish Influence Can it Sustain the Growth (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/crypto-market-analysis-markets-rise-above-bearish-influence-can-it-sustain-the-growth/) ![]() |
BTC Price Analysis Within In A Bear Channel Will BTC Price Resurface Above 30K (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/btc-price-analysis-within-in-a-bear-channel-will-btc-price-resurface-above-30k/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Price Forecast Splits As Bears Target 12K Crash Bulls Debate Peak Scenarios (source: https://zycrypto.com/bitcoin-price-forecast-splits-as-bears-target-12k-crash-bulls-debate-peak-scenarios/) ![]() |
Crypto Market Analysis Bearish Clouds Loom Over-BTC ETH SOL ADA XRP Prices Run Down (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/crypto-market-analysis-bearish-clouds-loom-over-btc-eth-sol-ada-xrp-prices-run-down/) ![]() |
Surviving the Bear Market A Personal Journey Through Consecutive Days of -50 Drops -95 loss even for coins as Ethereum and -80 for Bitcoin (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/15hc21u/surviving_the_bear_market_a_personal_journey/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Declines Below 29 5K After Bullish Breakout Is Bearish Pressure Chasing BTC Price (source: https://coinpedia.org/bitcoin/bitcoin-declines-below-29-5k-after-bullish-breakout-is-bearish-pressure-chasing-btc-price/) ![]() |
Satire Investing in ice cream outperforms bitcoin during bear market years analyst finds (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/15fej2n/satire_investing_in_ice_cream_outperforms_bitcoin/) ![]() |
Dull Start to August Bearish Sentiments Cause Altcoin Slumps (source: https://coinpedia.org/news/crypto-market-faces-bearish-sentiments-as-august-begins-whats-next/) ![]() |
Just remember the bear may hurt now but when the bull is back we will all be geniuses again (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/15f458r/just_remember_the_bear_may_hurt_now_but_when_the/) ![]() |
BNB USD vulnerable as a bearish flag formation points to a move below 200 (source: https://coinjournal.net/news/bnb-usd-vulnerable-as-a-bearish-flag-formation-points-to-a-move-below-200/) ![]() |
Is this the first crypto bear market you truly been buying and have confidence (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/15cvvaq/is_this_the_first_crypto_bear_market_you_truly/) ![]() |
Navigating the FOMC Meeting Bitcoin Bulls Race the Bears Aim the 30K Levels (source: https://coinpedia.org/news/navigating-the-fomc-meeting-bitcoin-bulls-race-the-bears-aim-the-30k-levels/) ![]() |
Bullish or Bearish Here s How the FOMC Statement Will Impact Bitcoin s Price (source: https://coinpedia.org/bitcoin/feds-fomc-report-sparks-volatility-crypto-analyst-predicts-bitcoin-rally-to-30k/) ![]() |
Ethereum Price Analysis ETH Shows Bearish Signs Below 1 900 (source: https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/ethereum-price-analysis-eth-shows-bearish-signs-below-1900/) ![]() |
Polygon And One of These Top Altcoins Raise Concerns Bullish Bearish Case Emerge (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/polygon-and-one-of-these-top-altcoins-raise-concerns-bullish-bearish-case-emerge/) ![]() |
Tradecurve Reignites Bulls Movement As BNB ADA Spark Bearish Phase (source: https://zycrypto.com/tradecurve-reignites-bulls-movement-as-bnb-ada-spark-bearish-phase/) ![]() |
Bitcoin is Trying to Escape a Bearish Fall- Is a Bullish Week Awaiting Ahead (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/bitcoin-is-trying-to-escape-a-bearish-fall-is-a-bullish-week-awaiting-ahead/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Cash Analysis Bears In Action Below 250 (source: https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/bitcoin-cash-analysis-bears-in-action-below-250/) ![]() |
Bear case against MOONS (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/153tddx/bear_case_against_moons/) ![]() |
News of News For Bears and Bulls (source: https://www.trustnodes.com/2023/07/18/news-of-news-for-bears-and-bulls-33) ![]() |
Binance Coin BNB price forms a bearish flag as the plot thickens (source: https://coinjournal.net/news/binance-coin-bnb-price-forms-a-bearish-flag-as-the-plot-thickens/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Consolidates at 30k Analysts Predict Bullish and Bearish Scenarios For BTC Price (source: https://coinpedia.org/bitcoin/bitcoin-consolidates-at-30k-analysts-predict-bullish-and-bearish-scenarios-for-btc-price/) ![]() |
What are the reasons you are bearish on the future of crypto (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/150kraj/what_are_the_reasons_you_are_bearish_on_the/) ![]() |
Satire It s with a heavy heart I must inform you The Bull Market is over The Bear Market is back (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/150dy94/satire_its_with_a_heavy_heart_i_must_inform_you/) ![]() |
BREAKING Ripple Win Triggers Altcoin Explosion Bears Suffer 273M Blow (source: https://coinpedia.org/news/crypto-liquidations-surge-to-273-million-as-altcoin-rally-obliterates-short-positions/) ![]() |
The Biggest Mistake for Investors during a Bear Market Smart Money buys an alt when it s Down against Bitcoin in a Bear Market (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/14y4rqo/the_biggest_mistake_for_investors_during_a_bear/) ![]() |
A Top Analyst Not Bullish on These Altcoins-Will a Fresh Bearish Wave Be Triggered (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/a-top-analyst-not-bullish-on-these-altcoins-will-a-fresh-bearish-wave-be-triggered/) ![]() |
Beware that a bunch of the recent bullish or bearish statements on Crypto are just by some attention-seekers and should not be taken seriously (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/14xua42/beware_that_a_bunch_of_the_recent_bullish_or/) ![]() |
Cardano Price Analysis Analyst Maps Bullish and Bearish Levels For ADA Price (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/cardano-price-analysis-analyst-maps-bullish-and-bearish-levels-for-ada-price/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Day Trades Appear Risky Bulls and Bears Fight to Succeed (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/bitcoin-day-trades-appear-risky-bulls-and-bears-fight-to-succeed/) ![]() |
Making a Fresh Bearish Case for Bitcoin Is 2023 Top Already In (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/making-a-fresh-bearish-case-for-bitcoin-is-2023-top-already-in/) ![]() |
Bear Markets truly are the hotspots for convicted HODLing as over 13 4M BTC have not been moved at all over a whole year (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/14ufqed/bear_markets_truly_are_the_hotspots_for_convicted/) ![]() |
Long-term holders have bought over 1M BTC over the last 20 months Even in a bear market you can not stop us (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/14thek0/longterm_holders_have_bought_over_1m_btc_over_the/) ![]() |
Here are the Bullish and Bearish Bitcoin BTC Price Targets for the Weekend (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/here-are-the-bullish-and-bearish-bitcoin-btc-price-targets-for-the-weekend/) ![]() |
Congrats you ve just survived the longest bitcoin bear market ever (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/14sui6m/congrats_youve_just_survived_the_longest_bitcoin/) ![]() |
Looking back There were actually some indicators that were pretty good at predicting this bear market bottom and they have always been one of the more accurate ones (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/14sen2l/looking_back_there_were_actually_some_indicators/) ![]() |
The Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs are down over -90 that happens to a hype-filled project in a bear market (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/14rlvkt/the_bored_ape_yacht_club_nfts_are_down_over_90/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Cash price moved to a bear market Buy the dip (source: https://coinjournal.net/news/bitcoin-cash-price-moved-to-a-bear-market-buy-the-dip/) ![]() |
Is the bear market finally nearing an end (source: https://cryptoslate.com/insights/is-the-bear-market-finally-nearing-an-end/) ![]() |
BTC has been down year-over-year for over 490 days this bear market the highest there has been EVER This bear market was truly exceptional (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/14qptnp/btc_has_been_down_yearoveryear_for_over_490_days/) ![]() |
Top Analyst Predicts a Massive Bitcoin Crash in August or September-Here are the Bearish Targets (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/top-analyst-predicts-a-massive-bitcoin-crash-in-august-or-september-here-are-the-bearish-targets/) ![]() |
Bitcoin is Consolidating in a Very Important Region Is a Bear Trap in Progress (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/bitcoin-is-consolidating-in-a-very-important-region-is-a-bear-trap-in-progress/) ![]() |
Buying Tokens in a Bear Market Top 5 Picks for 2023 (source: https://cryptoticker.io/en/top-5-tokens-to-buy-in-bear-market-2023/) ![]() |
Dogecoin technical analysis update bears are still in control (source: https://coinjournal.net/news/dogecoin-technical-analysis-update-bears-are-still-in-control/) ![]() |
Investor Sentiment Turns Bearish Expect a Bitcoin Buying Opportunity Between 27K and 29K (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/investor-sentiment-turns-bearish-expect-a-bitcoin-buying-opportunity-between-27k-and-29k/) ![]() |
Ethereum Bulls and Bears Battle Around 1900 While the Whales Continue to Remain in Profit (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/ethereum-bulls-and-bears-battle-around-1900-while-the-whales-continue-to-remain-in-profit/) ![]() |
Investors Brace Yourselves Jim Rogers Predicts Worst Bear Market In Decades (source: https://coinpedia.org/altcoin/investors-brace-yourselves-jim-rogers-predicts-worst-bear-market-in-decades/) ![]() |
Nearly 69 of all Bitcoin Supply did not move in over one year Meaning that the majority of holders had enough conviction to hold through one of the most brutal bear markets ever for Crypto (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/14ivx43/nearly_69_of_all_bitcoin_supply_did_not_move_in/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Price Action for H2 2023 Here are the Bullish and Bearish Targets (source: https://coinpedia.org/price-analysis/bitcoin-price-action-for-h2-2023-here-are-the-bullish-and-bearish-targets/) ![]() |
How was this sub in 2019 Bear market vibes or full of enthusiasm (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/14i1e77/how_was_this_sub_in_2019_bear_market_vibes_or/) ![]() |
SOL Crypto Analyst Who Nailed Bitcoin s Bear Market Bottom Forecasts Potential 100 Rally for Solana (source: https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2023/06/sol-crypto-analyst-who-nailed-bitcoins-bear-market-bottom-forecasts-potential-100-rally-for-solana/) ![]() |
Since people are getting really bullish I m cancelling my bullish post and I ll bring up the key bearish points that I personally think are the most significant right now and that even bullish people should keep in mind (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/14g1rj0/since_people_are_getting_really_bullish_im/) ![]() |
Bitcoin Taps 30k Bears Record Highest Short Squeeze Of The Month With Bulls Pushing For 35 000 (source: https://zycrypto.com/bitcoin-taps-30k-bears-record-highest-short-squeeze-of-the-month-with-bulls-pushing-for-35000/) ![]() |
DOT USD price forecast bears have a compelling case (source: https://coinjournal.net/news/dot-usd-price-forecast-bears-have-a-compelling-case/) ![]() |
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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