Bitcoin Sees Second-Best Q3 Ever, Surpasses 2013 Gain

Bitcoin is experiencing a dramatic turnaround after a difficult first half of 2026. According to CoinGlass data, it has gained roughly 43.5% during the July-September period, making Q3 2026 the second-best Q3 in the platform's dataset, trailing only the explosive 80.41% gain recorded in 2017.

The current quarter has even managed to edge out 2013, when Bitcoin gained 40.6% during Q3. It is a sharp turnaround for Bitcoin, which lost 22.2% in the first quarter and shed another 14.09% in Q2.

Historically, the third quarter has been substantially less spectacular. CoinGlass puts Bitcoin's average Q3 return at just 8.73%, with a median return of only 2.29%. Only eight of the 14 Q3 periods displayed in the table have been positive.