Joining the ranks: Bitcoin’s correlation with gold and stocks is growing
BTC used to be an uncorrelated asset, but that’s no longer the case. What can gold and stocks suggest about the crypto markets? Bitcoin (BTC) is an uncorrelated asset, or so the narrative used to go. For much of Bitcoin’s lifetime, it existed as something of value to a very small group of people. Now, awareness and demand are accelerating rapidly. So, what does this mean for the status of BTC as a supposedly uncorrelated asset? That Bitcoin was an uncorrelated asset isn’t just conjecture — the numbers back it up. According to data compiled by VanEck in early 2021, there was almost no....
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Bitcoin decoupled with the stock market and saw its correlation with gold rise to a level not seen since last year. Bitcoin (BTC) and gold are no longer investors’ primary choices as inflation hedges amid the strengthening United States dollars. The current turmoil in financial markets added to the geopolitical tensions has run havoc on the majority of the assets that investors prefer to invest in during times of financial crisis.Bitcoin has lost nearly 70% of its market cap since the market top last year while gold, which strengthened its position in the first quarter of the year despite....
Bitcoin is nearing a psychological tipping point, gold parity. Its price has been accelerating in the past few days, increasing by $100 in just over 24 hours. Meanwhile, gold has fallen by $200 this quarter, currently standing at $1,134.45. Gold’s Price This Quarter. There appears to be a strong inverse correlation between gold and bitcoin from September to now, with bitcoin gaining $300 while gold has lost $200. The reasons for this inverse correlation are not fully clear. Bitcoin’s Price on Bitstamp. Gold usually performs well in times of uncertainty, as is often the case with bitcoin,....
Bitcoin tails the gold market but with a delay. And the lagging correlation now suggests that the cryptocurrency would rise to $25,000.