Bitcoin breaks $24k – correlation seen with traditional assets trending downwards YTD Quick Take
- Bitcoin was strongly correlated to traditional assets during 2022 due to uncertainty in the unprecedented speed of rate hikes from the federal reserve.
- However, as 2023 continues to unfold, Bitcoin seems to be decoupling from traditional assets and going into a class of its own — roughly 50% up year-to-date.
On a YTD view;
- BTC is -0.17% correlated to the US 10-year government bond yield.
- BTC is 0.15% correlated to the S&P 500 (YTD low).
- BTC is 0.24% correlated to the Nasdaq.
- BTC is -0.19% correlated to the DXY.
- BTC is 0.17% correlated to TLT.
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James Van Straten
James fervently appreciates data, technology, and trend-spotting. As a tech and liberty maximalist, he hails Bitcoin as the 21st century's paramount invention.
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