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Mercury Retrograde, day 14 of 21

– Nov 13

Bitcoin −6.8% so far. 9th of 11. Ranked against the last 10 Mercury retrogrades at day 14.

6 up, 4 down: Last 10 Mercury retrogrades6 of 10 highernormal for any 10: 3–8

Aug 23+2.7%Dec 13+8.4%Apr 1−9.4%Aug 5+1.4%Nov 25+12.0%Mar 15−5.6%Jul 18−0.6%Nov 9−11.2%Feb 26+3.6%Jun 29+9.3%Oct 24−6.8% so far

Oct 24 · Day 14 of 21: −6.8% · 9th of 11 so far

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Data provided by CoinMarketCap.com · History: Coin Metrics, CC BY-NC 4.0 · Sky: NASA (sources below)

Bitcoin after every Mercury retrograde since 2010

Over 51 Mercury retrogrades since July 2010, Bitcoin ended higher 26 times (51%). Any 23-day stretch: 56%.

See all 51 Mercury retrogrades

For any 51 stretches of 23 days, 23 to 34 higher is normal.

  • Venus retrogrades 4 of 10 ended higher. Too few to tell.
  • Mars retrogrades 3 of 7 ended higher. Too few to tell.

Updated , after the Jun 29 retrograde.

Mercury + Venus Retrograde: This Leads to LOWER Prices for Crypto

Crypto Astro on YouTube, Oct 2026

Mercury retrogrades that began inside a Venus retrograde, since 2010: 5. Bitcoin from start to end: +28.3%, −1.7%, −3.6%, +2.7%, −5.6%. 2 higher, 3 lower. Too few to tell.

Every Mercury retrograde since July 2010, and Bitcoin from start to end
When (ET)EventWindowBitcoinPrice (USD)
2027
Feb 9 – Mar 3, 2027Mercury Retrograde22 daysStarts in 95 days
2026 2 of 2 higher
Oct 24 – Nov 13, 2026Mercury Retrograde20 days−6.3% so far81.1K to 76.0K
Jun 29 – Jul 23, 2026Mercury Retrograde24 days+9.3%59.5K to 65.0K
Feb 26 – Mar 20, 2026Mercury Retrograde23 days+3.6%68.0K to 70.5K
2025 0 of 3 higher
Nov 9 – Nov 29, 2025Mercury Retrograde20 days−11.2%102.3K to 90.8K
Jul 18 – Aug 11, 2025Mercury Retrograde24 days−0.6%119.5K to 118.7K
Mar 15 – Apr 7, 2025Mercury Retrograde23 days−5.6%84.1K to 79.4K
2024 2 of 3 higher
Nov 25 – Dec 15, 2024Mercury Retrograde20 days+12.0%93.3K to 104.6K
Aug 5 – Aug 28, 2024Mercury Retrograde24 days+1.4%58.3K to 59.1K
Apr 1 – Apr 25, 2024Mercury Retrograde24 days−9.4%71.2K to 64.5K
2023 2 of 3 higher
Dec 13 – Jan 1ends 2024, 2023Mercury Retrograde20 days+8.4%41.5K to 44.9K
Aug 23 – Sep 15, 2023Mercury Retrograde23 days+2.7%26.0K to 26.7K
Apr 21 – May 14, 2023Mercury Retrograde24 days−3.6%28.3K to 27.2K
2022 1 of 4 higher
Dec 29 – Jan 18ends 2023, 2022Mercury Retrograde20 days+25.2%16.5K to 20.7K
Sep 9 – Oct 2, 2022Mercury Retrograde22 days−11.0%21.4K to 19.0K
May 10 – Jun 3, 2022Mercury Retrograde24 days−2.6%30.5K to 29.7K
Jan 14 – Feb 3, 2022Mercury Retrograde21 days−3.6%42.6K to 41.1K
2021 2 of 3 higher
Sep 27 – Oct 18, 2021Mercury Retrograde21 days+43.7%43.1K to 62.0K
May 29 – Jun 22, 2021Mercury Retrograde24 days−9.0%35.6K to 32.4K
Jan 30 – Feb 20, 2021Mercury Retrograde21 days+68.3%34.2K to 57.5K
2020 1 of 3 higher
Oct 13 – Nov 3, 2020Mercury Retrograde21 days+22.4%11.4K to 14.0K
Jun 18 – Jul 12, 2020Mercury Retrograde24 days−1.7%9.4K to 9.3K
Feb 16 – Mar 9, 2020Mercury Retrograde22 days−20.5%10.0K to 7.9K
2019 1 of 3 higher
Oct 31 – Nov 20, 2019Mercury Retrograde20 days−12.0%9.2K to 8.1K
Jul 7 – Jul 31, 2019Mercury Retrograde24 days−7.2%11.2K to 10.4K
Mar 5 – Mar 28, 2019Mercury Retrograde23 days+8.5%3.7K to 4.0K
2018 0 of 3 higher
Nov 16 – Dec 6, 2018Mercury Retrograde20 days−36.1%5.5K to 3.5K
Jul 26 – Aug 19, 2018Mercury Retrograde24 days−20.9%8.2K to 6.5K
Mar 22 – Apr 15, 2018Mercury Retrograde23 days−4.2%8.7K to 8.3K
2017 3 of 3 higher
Dec 3 – Dec 22, 2017Mercury Retrograde20 days+36.4%10.9K to 14.9K
Aug 12 – Sep 5, 2017Mercury Retrograde23 days+15.1%3.9K to 4.5K
Apr 9 – May 3, 2017Mercury Retrograde24 days+28.3%1.2K to 1.5K
2016 2 of 4 higher
Dec 19 – Jan 8ends 2017, 2016Mercury Retrograde20 days+15.4%790.6 to 912.5
Aug 30 – Sep 22, 2016Mercury Retrograde23 days+3.9%573.4 to 595.6
Apr 28 – May 22, 2016Mercury Retrograde24 days−1.2%445.7 to 440.6
Jan 5 – Jan 25, 2016Mercury Retrograde20 days−9.6%433.4 to 392.0
2015 2 of 3 higher
Sep 17 – Oct 9, 2015Mercury Retrograde22 days+6.7%229.0 to 244.4
May 18 – Jun 11, 2015Mercury Retrograde24 days−1.4%232.9 to 229.6
Jan 21 – Feb 11, 2015Mercury Retrograde21 days+3.6%211.9 to 219.5
2014 0 of 3 higher
Oct 4 – Oct 25, 2014Mercury Retrograde21 days−3.3%357.7 to 345.8
Jun 7 – Jul 1, 2014Mercury Retrograde24 days−1.1%650.1 to 643.0
Feb 6 – Feb 28, 2014Mercury Retrograde22 days−29.7%784.5 to 551.3
2013 2 of 3 higher
Oct 21 – Nov 10, 2013Mercury Retrograde20 days+96.7%166.5 to 327.6
Jun 26 – Jul 20, 2013Mercury Retrograde24 days−13.2%97.8 to 84.9
Feb 23 – Mar 17, 2013Mercury Retrograde22 days+55.3%30.5 to 47.3
2012 3 of 3 higher
Nov 6 – Nov 26, 2012Mercury Retrograde20 days+13.4%10.7 to 12.2
Jul 14 – Aug 8, 2012Mercury Retrograde24 days+46.0%7.58 to 11.1
Mar 12 – Apr 4, 2012Mercury Retrograde23 days+0.5%4.89 to 4.92
2011 2 of 3 higher
Nov 24 – Dec 13, 2011Mercury Retrograde20 days+35.4%2.33 to 3.16
Aug 2 – Aug 26, 2011Mercury Retrograde24 days−33.5%12.2 to 8.13
Mar 30 – Apr 23, 2011Mercury Retrograde24 days+130.8%0.79 to 1.83
2010 1 of 2 higher
Dec 10 – Dec 30, 2010Mercury Retrograde20 days+50.0%0.20 to 0.30
Aug 20 – Sep 12, 2010Mercury Retrograde23 days−7.8%0.07 to 0.06

Not a forecast or advice. How we count

How we count: Bitcoin’s daily closes (UTC), from the day a planet turns retrograde to the day it turns direct, compared with every stretch of the same length since July 2010.

Sources

Sources · Moon images: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio · Solar eclipses: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC) · Lunar eclipses: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC) · Eclipse photos: NASA/GRC/Jordan Salkin, NASA/Bill Ingalls, NASA/Jim Spann, NASA/Joel Kowsky · Mercury (enhanced color, PIA16853): NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington; 3D map: MESSENGER MDIS mosaic, USGS Astrogeology · Sky geometry (crescents, Mercury’s phase): computed with Astronomy Engine (Don Cross, MIT) · Venus: NASA/JPL-Caltech · Mars: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), J. Bell (ASU), and M. Wolff (Space Science Institute)