Bitcoin (^BTC): Historical Returns

Data Source: from January 2009 to May 2023 (~14 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 31 May 2023
Live Update: Jun 07 2023, 05:57PM Eastern Time
Category: Commodities
Commodity: Bitcoin (^BTC)
COMMODITY • LIVE PERFORMANCE (USD currency)
3.83%
1 Day
Jun 07 2023, 05:57PM Eastern Time
2.33%
Current Month
June 2023

In the last 10 Years, the Bitcoin (^BTC) Commodity obtained a 73.29% compound annual return, with a 172.26% standard deviation.

The Bitcoin (^BTC) Commodity is part of the following Lazy Portfolios:

Portfolio Name Author ^BTC Weight
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin 2.00%
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin 2.00%
All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin Ray Dalio 2.00%
Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin Harry Browne 2.00%
Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin 2.00%
Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin Gyroscopic Investing 2.00%

Historical Returns as of May 31, 2023

Historical returns and Metrics of Bitcoin (^BTC) Commodity.

Returns and metrics are calculated based on monthly returns, assuming:
  • No fees or capital gain taxes
BITCOIN (^BTC) COMMODITY
Portfolio Metrics
Data Source: 1 January 2009 - 31 May 2023 (~14 years)
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Metrics as of May 31, 2023
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y MAX
(~14Y)
Portfolio Return (%) -7.65 16.47 58.21 -13.80 42.98 29.91 73.29 147.10
US Inflation (%) 0.00 0.84 1.90 3.79 5.77 3.81 2.68 2.58
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) -7.65 15.50 55.27 -16.95 35.18 25.13 68.77 140.89
Waiting for updates, inflation of May 2023 is temporarily set to 0%. Returns / Inflation rates over 1 year are annualized.
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 69.90 75.01 75.28 172.26 191.76
Sharpe Ratio -0.24 0.56 0.38 0.42 0.75
Sortino Ratio -0.35 0.83 0.58 1.19 2.07
MAXIMUM DRAWDOWN
Drawdown Depth (%) -47.29 -72.55 -72.55 -80.43 -81.56
Start (yyyy mm) 2022 06 2021 11 2021 11 2013 12 2011 07
Bottom (yyyy mm) 2022 12 2022 12 2022 12 2015 04 2011 11
Start to Bottom (# months) 7 14 14 17 5
Start to Recovery (# months) in progress
> 12
> 19
> 19
39
19
ROLLING PERIOD RETURNS - Annualized
Best Return (%) 23946.19 1738.60 575.68 238.15
Worst Return (%) -73.03 -14.12 5.22 73.29
% Positive Periods 76% 99% 100% 100%
MONTHS
Positive 0 2 4 6 19 29 65 109
Negative 1 1 2 6 17 31 55 64
% Positive 0% 67% 67% 50% 53% 48% 54% 63%
WITHDRAWAL RATES (WR)
Safe WR (%) 84.80 24.72 101.42 80.18
Perpetual WR (%) 26.02 20.09 40.75 58.49
Terms and Definitions
  • Annualized Portfolio Return: it's the annualized geometric mean return of the Commodity
  • Standard Deviation: it's a measure of the dispersion of returns around the mean
  • Sharpe Ratio: it's a measure of risk-adjusted performance of the Commodity. It's calculated by dividing the excess return of the Commodity over the risk-free rate by the Commodity standard deviation. The risk-free rate here considered is the 1-3 Mth T-Bill return.
  • Sortino Ratio: another measure of risk-adjusted performance of the Commodity. It's a modification of the Sharpe Ratio (same formula but the denominator is the Commodity downside standard deviation).
  • Maximum Drawdown: a drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.
  • Rolling Returns: returns over a time frame (best, worst, % of positive returns).
  • Pos./Neg. Months: number of months with positive/negative return.
  • Safe Withdrawal Rate (SWR): it's the percentage of the original portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year with inflation adjustment, without the portfolio running out of money (dollar amount withdrawal).
  • Perpetual Withdrawal Rate (PWR): it's the percentage of portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year, while retaining the inflation adjusted portfolio balance (percentage withdrawal).

Correlations as of May 31, 2023

Correlation measures to what degree the returns of the two assets move in relation to each other.

Correlation coefficient is a numerical value between -1 and +1.

If one variable goes up by a certain amount, the correlation coefficient indicates which way the other variable moves and by how much.

Asset correlations are calculated based on monthly returns.

Monthly correlations of Bitcoin (^BTC) Commodity vs the main Asset Classes, over different timeframes. Columns are sortable (click on table header to sort).

BITCOIN (^BTC) COMMODITY
Monthly correlations as of 31 May 2023
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Correlation vs ^BTC
 
Asset Class 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Since
Jan 2009
US Total Stock Market
VTI
0.65
0.43
0.17
0.15
US Large Cap
SPY
0.64
0.41
0.18
0.16
US Small Cap
IJR
0.55
0.40
0.16
0.13
US REITs
VNQ
0.59
0.38
0.01
0.07
US Technology
QQQ
0.68
0.41
0.18
0.14
Preferred Stocks
PFF
0.57
0.43
0.14
0.06
EAFE Stocks
EFA
0.53
0.36
0.12
0.13
World All Countries
VT
0.60
0.41
0.15
0.14
Emerging Markets
EEM
0.26
0.23
0.07
0.04
Europe
VGK
0.53
0.37
0.13
0.14
Pacific
VPL
0.48
0.32
0.10
0.12
Latin America
FLLA
0.73
0.32
0.05
0.03
US Total Bond Market
BND
0.51
0.30
0.07
0.09
Long Term Treasuries
TLT
0.41
0.14
-0.02
-0.04
US Cash
BIL
0.17
-0.10
-0.09
-0.10
TIPS
TIP
0.62
0.40
0.06
0.10
Invest. Grade Bonds
LQD
0.54
0.36
0.10
0.10
High Yield Bonds
HYG
0.74
0.42
0.15
0.12
International Bonds
BNDX
0.60
0.36
0.13
0.10
Emerg. Market Bonds
EMB
0.41
0.33
0.05
0.06
Gold
GLD
0.28
0.19
-0.05
0.00
Commodities
DBC
0.47
0.20
0.06
0.07

Capital Growth as of May 31, 2023

An investment of 1000$, since June 2013, now would be worth 244174.73$, with a total return of 24317.47% (73.29% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 187495.78$, with a net total return of 18649.58% (68.77% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 2009, now would be worth 461165220.11$, with a total return of 46116422.01% (147.10% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 319583607.41$, with a net total return of 31958260.74% (140.89% annualized).

Drawdowns

A drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.

BITCOIN (^BTC) COMMODITY
Drawdown periods
Updated to May 2023

Worst drawdowns since June 2013.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-80.43% Dec 2013 Apr 2015 17 Feb 2017 22 39
-73.81% Jan 2018 Jan 2019 13 Oct 2020 21 34
-72.55% Nov 2021 Dec 2022 14 in progress 5 19
-40.65% Apr 2021 Jun 2021 3 Oct 2021 4 7
-24.31% Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 Aug 2013 2 3
-11.86% Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 Apr 2017 1 2
-10.02% Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 Oct 2017 1 2

Worst drawdowns since January 2009.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-81.56% Jul 2011 Nov 2011 5 Jan 2013 14 19
-80.43% Dec 2013 Apr 2015 17 Feb 2017 22 39
-73.81% Jan 2018 Jan 2019 13 Oct 2020 21 34
-72.55% Nov 2021 Dec 2022 14 in progress 5 19
-40.65% Apr 2021 Jun 2021 3 Oct 2021 4 7
-29.97% May 2013 Jun 2013 2 Aug 2013 2 4
-11.86% Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 Apr 2017 1 2
-10.02% Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 Oct 2017 1 2
-8.77% Mar 2011 Mar 2011 1 Apr 2011 1 2

Rolling Returns ( more details)

A rolling return is a measure of investment performance that calculates the return of an investment over a set period of time, with the starting date rolling forward. This approach can provide a more accurate representation of the investment's historical performance and helps investors to evaluate the investment's consistency over time.

BITCOIN (^BTC) COMMODITY
Annualized Rolling Returns
Data Source: from January 2009 to May 2023
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Rolling
Period
Annualized Return (%) Negative
Periods
Average Latest Best Worst
1 Year
912.19 -13.80 23946.19
Jul 2010 - Jun 2011
-73.03
Feb 2014 - Jan 2015
24.07%
2 Years
312.74 -13.62 1987.58
Dec 2011 - Nov 2013
-43.00
Dec 2013 - Nov 2015
12.67%
3 Years
256.01 42.98 1738.60
Dec 2010 - Nov 2013
-14.12
Dec 2013 - Nov 2016
0.72%
5 Years
200.90 29.91 575.68
Feb 2009 - Jan 2014
5.22
Jan 2018 - Dec 2022
0.00%
7 Years
176.32 75.51 400.12
Sep 2010 - Aug 2017
49.62
Dec 2013 - Nov 2020
0.00%
10 Years
175.75 73.29 238.15
Sep 2010 - Aug 2020
73.29
Jun 2013 - May 2023
0.00%
Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods

If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the Bitcoin (^BTC) Commodity: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

Bitcoin (^BTC) Commodity: in which months is it better to invest?

Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency (Win %) are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
11.85
60%
10.78
80%
8.08
80%
9.83
60%
1.71
40%
-7.12
20%
16.45
80%
-2.29
40%
-7.83
0%
16.43
80%
-7.66
20%
3.23
20%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
111.85
123.91
133.92
147.08
149.60
138.95
161.81
158.11
145.73
169.67
156.68
161.74
Best 38.9
2023
36.3
2021
30.2
2021
36.0
2020
61.3
2019
28.4
2019
24.9
2022
12.1
2021
-3.5
2022
40.4
2021
39.5
2020
50.2
2020
Worst -16.7
2022
-8.0
2020
-25.4
2020
-15.7
2022
-35.6
2021
-40.6
2022
-8.5
2019
-13.7
2022
-14.4
2019
-3.9
2018
-37.5
2018
-19.3
2021
Monthly Seasonality over the period Jun 2018 - May 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
0.72
40%
8.69
80%
-3.12
40%
10.23
60%
11.35
60%
-1.60
40%
10.35
80%
5.17
40%
-6.35
30%
22.93
80%
55.25
60%
3.02
40%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
100.72
109.48
106.06
116.92
130.19
128.11
141.36
148.68
139.24
171.16
265.74
273.75
Best 38.9
2023
36.3
2021
30.2
2021
36.0
2020
65.5
2017
28.4
2019
24.9
2022
72.0
2017
5.4
2016
57.7
2013
489.2
2013
50.2
2020
Worst -26.8
2015
-32.6
2014
-36.1
2018
-15.7
2022
-35.6
2021
-40.6
2022
-8.5
2019
-20.8
2015
-25.1
2014
-8.6
2014
-37.5
2018
-35.6
2013
Monthly Seasonality over the period Jun 2013 - May 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
9.85
60%
13.64
80%
9.25
53%
33.21
73%
17.36
67%
6.95
57%
9.01
79%
1.56
50%
-5.62
43%
28.13
71%
39.72
64%
10.05
57%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
109.85
124.83
136.37
181.66
213.19
228.02
248.56
252.44
238.24
305.26
426.52
469.37
Best 73.3
2011
65.4
2011
178.7
2013
346.1
2011
149.7
2011
84.2
2011
39.8
2012
72.0
2017
22.1
2012
211.0
2010
489.2
2013
58.9
2011
Worst -26.8
2015
-32.6
2014
-36.1
2018
-15.7
2022
-35.6
2021
-40.6
2022
-17.1
2011
-38.6
2011
-37.3
2011
-36.8
2011
-37.5
2018
-35.6
2013
Monthly Seasonality over the period Jan 2009 - May 2023

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Bitcoin (^BTC) Commodity data source starts from January 2009: let's focus on monthly and yearly returns.

We are providing two different views:
  • Histogram: it shows the distribution of the returns recorded so far
  • Plain Table: it shows the detailed monthly and yearly returns
MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
Jan 2009 - May 2023
109 Positive Months (63%) - 64 Negative Months (37%)
MONTHLY RETURNS TABLE
Jan 2009 - May 2023
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023
+63.54 +60.00 38.9 1.1 23.2 2.3 -7.7
2022
-63.62 -65.83 -16.7 13.4 4.6 -15.7 -17.1 -40.6 24.9 -13.7 -3.5 5.5 -16.5 -3.3
2021
+59.10 +48.64 13.7 36.3 30.2 -2.4 -35.6 -5.6 20.1 12.1 -6.8 40.4 -6.4 -19.3
2020
+305.46 +300.01 30.8 -8.0 -25.4 36.0 7.5 -3.0 24.3 2.7 -8.0 29.3 39.5 50.2
2019
+94.60 +90.25 -7.3 11.1 7.8 28.9 61.3 28.4 -8.5 -3.8 -14.4 10.8 -17.4 -4.8
2018
-71.75 -72.28 -24.1 10.0 -36.1 33.0 -19.6 -14.8 21.4 -8.7 -6.4 -3.9 -37.5 -6.7
2017
+1271.42 +1243.09 -3.3 29.2 -11.9 25.0 65.5 17.3 6.7 72.0 -10.0 45.7 72.0 23.9
2016
+124.13 +119.57 -11.0 15.9 -5.4 9.6 18.2 18.2 0.1 -9.7 5.4 14.8 5.4 30.2
2015
+37.13 +36.13 -26.8 10.6 -1.5 -8.6 3.2 10.7 11.0 -20.8 4.8 37.6 14.5 13.3
2014
-58.36 -58.67 13.1 -32.6 -16.7 -5.8 37.6 -2.4 -5.5 -11.1 -25.1 -8.6 9.7 -17.8
2013
+6187.49 +6094.47 51.1 63.6 178.7 49.7 -7.5 -24.3 8.9 32.8 0.6 57.7 489.2 -35.6
2012
+181.03 +176.22 16.1 -11.3 0.0 0.0 4.7 29.2 39.8 8.7 22.1 -9.7 12.2 7.5
2011
+1472.96 +1427.70 73.3 65.4 -8.8 346.1 149.7 84.2 -17.1 -38.6 -37.3 -36.8 -8.6 58.9
2010
+348.11 +341.50 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 211.0 0.0 44.1
2009
0.00 -2.65 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0