Bitcoin Is Not a Stock

coindesk2021-03-18

Seems obvious, right? Well, there’s a common misconception among new crypto market participants that bitcoin is a company stock. While its price activity can correlate with traditional markets on ...

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Cinnamoon
2021-03-18
Cinnamoon
Good read
滚筒
2021-03-18
滚筒
That you need an article like this to explain says a lot about the state of the market...
- MZ39:
  haha yes agree!
Huradelia
2021-03-18
Huradelia
Hahaz. That’s true
- JoyceChew:
  agree
gkwok1902
2021-03-18
gkwok1902
It is a hedge for me
- Huifen:
  True
albert77
2021-03-18
albert77
yes
xxbrian
2021-03-18
xxbrian
Like n comment thank u!!
- Fonkytonks:
  reply thx

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The closer the value is to -1.0, the less correlated the two assets are; the closer the value is to 1.0, the more correlated are the two assets.\nFor anyone interested to know how PPMCC is calculated, here’s the equation: ρxy = Cov(x,y) / σxσy\nWhere ρxy = Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient\nCov(x,y) = covariance of variables x and y\nσx = standard deviation of x\nσy = standard deviation of y\nThe chart below illustrates a clear rise in correlation between bitcoin and a range of traditional financial markets, including the S&P 500, gold, oil and U.S. bonds.\nThe highest correlation between bitcoin and the stock market is theS&P 500– an index of the largest 500 companies in the United States – with a value of 0.22. This is most likely due to a rise in institutional investmentent ering the crypto market and large players adding bitcoin to diversify their portfolios. 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