Bitcoin's 43% Volatility Falls Below Coinbase and Sandisk Stock Swings

Bitcoin (BTC) was less volatile over the past year than Coinbase and Sandisk shares but more volatile than Amazon and JPMorgan shares, placing its 43% realized annualized reading between the four stocks.

Coinbase shares had about 70% volatility, while Sandisk shares registered about 110%. Amazon was at about 31% and JPMorgan at about 20%, both below Bitcoin. These are comparisons with individual stocks, not with the S&P 500 index as a whole.

Bitcoin's one-year volatility reading was below its 10-year average of 64% and its 81% reading five years earlier. Realized volatility describes past price movements. It does not show whether Bitcoin gained or lost value during the period or predict its future swings.