Bitcoin is on track for a three‑month winning streak in July‑September 2026, a pattern last seen in 2012.
Bitcoin has posted gains in July (+4.8%) and August (+25.2%) and, as of the article, is trading 10.9% higher in September at about $86,140, putting it on a three‑month winning streak that has occurred only once before in its history.
The only prior instance was in 2012, when Bitcoin rose 41.0% in July, 6.4% in August and 24.4% in September. That streak was broken by a 9.7% decline in October, after which Bitcoin rallied more than 2,000% over a 165‑day run to reach $230 by April 2013, according to CoinDesk analysis.
The article notes that the pattern is rare—appearing only once since Bitcoin began trading in late 2010—so the sample size is too small to draw a meaningful conclusion about future price moves. It also points out that today’s multi‑trillion‑dollar market, with deep institutional participation and extensive derivatives, differs markedly from the thinly traded market of 2012, making a similarly sized rally harder to achieve.