Bitcoin posts its strongest monthly gain in a year, April

Bitcoin posted its highest-performing month of the year. Analysts are now predicting what May will bring, when historically, returns have averaged around 8%.

“Long way to go back to ATHs, but good to see some green,” Coin Bureau founder Nic Puckrin said Bitcoin (BTC), which had a return on investment of 11.87% for the month of March, was mentioned in a Friday X message.

Bitcoin had its best month ever since April 2025 when it gained 14.08%. It was still slightly lower than its April historical average of 12,98%. according CoinGlass

Bitcoin’s average May return has been 7.78%. Source: CoinGlass

“April is done. May is here. After 5 consecutive red monthly candles, Bitcoin has now closed 2 in the green, causing some relief in the market,” Daan Crypto Trades is a cryptotrader. said On Friday, X posted a message.

The market participants believe that the past repeats itself

Many market participants compare the current month’s performance to previous months, and they look forward. They do this because many people believe that Bitcoin history is likely to repeat.

Bitcoin’s price is currently $78,190. This represents a 38% drop from the October high of $125,000. according CoinMarketCap. Jelle, a crypto analyst said, “We hit the ground running again next week.”

Bitcoin was around $666,000 in April. Source: CoinMarketCap

Market participants appear uncertain about the crypto market, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed IndexThis is a list of all the posts that have been made by. “Fear” The reading of 39 for Friday suggests that investors remain cautious.

Bitcoin analysts have different opinions on the next step.

Bitcoin analysts are split on the near-term prospects of Bitcoin. Crypto analysis firm CryptoQuant warned that Bitcoin The price could set up for an extended decline following a rally that was mainly driven by traders of futures in April.

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Some are bullish. MN Trading Capital’s founder Michael van de Poppe Recently, it was said that Bitcoin might not require a new catalyst or story to move back over the psychological $100,000 mark. It hasn’t traded above this level in almost five months. 

“There doesn’t need to be a narrative that pushes the price upwards,” van de Poppe said In an X-post on Friday after asking. “What narrative will bring Bitcoin to $100K?”

Last time Bitcoin was traded above $100,000, it happened on Nov. 13th. This is just one month after the $19 billion liquidation of crypto markets that took place in October.

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