{"id":130438,"date":"2026-01-27T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=130438"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:00:26","slug":"5-months-in-red-what-happens-if-ethereum-price-closes-january-with-a-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=130438","title":{"rendered":"5 Months In Red: What Happens If Ethereum Price Closes January With A Loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ethereum price has struggled to regain momentum amid a persistent downtrend<\/a>. After closing the last four months in the red, the world\u2019s second-largest cryptocurrency is showing no signs of relief in January 2026. On-chain data shows that Ethereum\u2019s current trajectory mirrors past cycle downturns, raising the possibility of further price declines<\/a> and prolonged bearish sentiment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ethereum Price Nears Fifth Consecutive Month Of Losses<\/h2>\n

Ethereum has been in a prolonged slump<\/a>, marking its fourth straight month of losses in 2025. As the market navigates the final week of January, the cryptocurrency is poised to potentially close a fifth consecutive month in the red, a streak that would reinforce the ongoing bearish trend<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On-chain data from CryptoRank shows<\/a> that throughout 2025, Ethereum saw more red months than green ones. The cryptocurrency began the year with four consecutive months of decline from January to April, followed by a brief recovery in May, only to fall again in June. After this, ETH posted two months of gains, finishing July and August in the green. However, this recovery was short-lived, and since then, the cryptocurrency has been in a downtrend.<\/p>\n

During its most recent four-month decline, CryptoRanks reported that Ethereum closed September down by 5.59%. The downtrend accelerated at the end of November, with the cryptocurrency crashing by 22.2%, more than four times the decline of the previous monthly close. December 2025 saw another month in the red, though the drop was much smaller, at just 0.83%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, in January 2026, Ethereum is still in a downtrend. On-chain data indicates the cryptocurrency has already fallen 1.78% this month, and shows no sure signs of a bullish reversal<\/a>. Moreover, at the time of writing, ETH is trading above $2,900, reflecting a roughly 5.95% decline over the past week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What A Red January Could Mean For ETH<\/h2>\n

The last time Ethereum closed five consecutive months in the red was in 2018. That year, Ethereum significantly underperformed<\/a>, recording gains in only 3 of 12 months. The cryptocurrency had posted continuous monthly losses, with November marking its steepest monthly decline at 42.5%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After the four-month closing streak, Ethereum\u2019s downtrend persisted for another two months before experiencing a sharp but brief recovery in December 2018. Despite this temporary rebound, the cryptocurrency closed January 2019 in the red, falling 20%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If history were to repeat itself in the current cycle, Ethereum could end January in a decline, similar to its 2018 performance. Interestingly, historical data shows that February has often been a bullish month for ETH. However, 2025 has seen declines from January<\/a> through to April; it\u2019s uncertain if Ethereum will follow past bullish patterns. For now, what is certain is that ETH\u2019s price is down and would need a significant boost in its bullish momentum<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ethereum price has struggled to regain momentum amid a persistent downtrend. After closing the last four months in the red, the world\u2019s second-largest cryptocurrency is showing no signs of relief in January 2026. On-chain data shows that Ethereum\u2019s current trajectory mirrors past cycle downturns, raising the possibility of further price declines and prolonged bearish […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":130439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130438"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=130438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/130439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=130438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=130438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=130438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}