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Bitcoin moves 5.1 times as much as global equities
Bitcoin was 5.1 times as volatile as global equities and 3.6 times as volatile as gold. Source: iShares.
Bitcoin is sold as a diversifier, so its link with equities and the size of its swings both matter. It moves about five times as much as global shares each year. Its correlation with the S&P 500 depends entirely on the window measured.
54%Bitcoin volatility
10.5%Global equity volatility
0.36Correlation, 2020 to 2021
-83%Deepest fall from a peak
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