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I just noticed that February 2026 is extremely difficult for crypto holders. According to Coinglass data, Bitcoin dropped 14.94% that month — making it the third-worst monthly performance since 2013. This is far from the historical average of 11.11%, and the median value is 11.68% for February, so that performance is truly unusual.
Ethereum alone fared worse — it declined 19.81% in the same month, the third-lowest return since 2017. Its median is normally only 8.59% for February, but the actual return was -19.81%, nearly triple the deviation. Both coins significantly underperformed compared to their historical patterns.
It's really interesting what happened in the market during that time. It seems like all indicators aligned negatively in February.