{"id":348506,"date":"2021-10-05T11:16:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bitcoin-beats-stocks-commodities-to-best-performing-asset-of-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-10-05T11:16:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:16:19","slug":"bitcoin-beats-stocks-commodities-to-best-performing-asset-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-beats-stocks-commodities-to-best-performing-asset-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"# Bitcoin beats stocks, commodities to best performing asset of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b731a222b4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b731a222b4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-beats-stocks-commodities-to-best-performing-asset-of-2021\/#Bitcoin_hodlers_up_49_year-to-date\" >Bitcoin hodlers up 49% year-to-date<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-beats-stocks-commodities-to-best-performing-asset-of-2021\/#Altcoins_keep_the_surprises_coming\" >Altcoins keep the surprises coming<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># Bitcoin beats stocks, commodities to best performing asset of 2021 <\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Bitcoin (BTC) is officially the best performing asset of 2021, data now confirms.<\/p>\n<p> As October delivers 15% gains in five days, BTC firmly outperforms macro assets worldwide to seal year-to-date returns of just under 50%.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bitcoin_hodlers_up_49_year-to-date\"><\/span>Bitcoin hodlers up 49% year-to-date<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite Bitcoin&#8217;s wild ride throughout the year, downside has failed to grip the market, with a 60% retracement from highs in May now all but cancelled out.<\/p>\n<p>The largest cryptocurrency is thus at least 13% ahead of commodities for the year, figures show this week, and 17% ahead of United States micro cap companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Compared to how some other investments performed, the picture is even rosier for BTC hodlers.\u00a0European stocks, for example, are up just 10.3% year-to-date this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After the strong Q3 performance Bitcoin is now up +49.1% year-to-date,&#8221; the @Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bitcoin\/status\/1445155518608142336\">commented<\/a> on the data set from investment firm NYDIG. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The best performing asset class of 2021.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-10\/5fcdc346-f361-443a-a614-5faa6f9157b2.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Asset year-to-date returns annotated chart. Source: Bitcoin\/ Twitter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Altcoins_keep_the_surprises_coming\"><\/span>Altcoins keep the surprises coming<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As Cointelegraph reported, September has historically been a conversely unimpressive month for Bitcoin, while October sees the opposite effect.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0These 3 indicators flashed bullish ahead of the recent Bitcoin price pump<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With stocks themselves forecast to enjoy &#8220;above average&#8221; returns this month, hopes are high for a strong finish for Q4 after September&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond macro, however, there remain individual success stories that beat Bitcoin in terms of raw returns. These focus on altcoins, some of which have seen freak gains within a short period.<\/p>\n<p>Solana (SOL), one of the best-known examples, began 2021 at around $1.60, subsequently hitting all-time highs of over $215.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-10\/7eb28e36-50cf-4698-982c-0f5cb53ad5eb.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>SOL\/USD 1-week candle chart (FTX). Source: TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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As October delivers 15% gains in five days, BTC firmly outperforms macro assets worldwide to seal year-to-date returns of just under 50%. Bitcoin hodlers up 49% year-to-date Despite Bitcoin&#8217;s wild&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":348507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/1200_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMTAvNmMzZDdlY2QtNmNmNi00MzUwLTg2OTQtZTM1MjhlMmI1YThkLmpwZw==.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[74867,74862,74937,92498,73785],"class_list":["post-348506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-altcoin","tag-bitcoin","tag-bitcoin-price","tag-solana","tag-markets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}