ATOM in plain facts
Updated 2026-11-14 (UTC) · Binance spot data
How ATOM behaves versus Bitcoin
ATOM has a beta of 1.08 against Bitcoin: largely moves in step with Bitcoin (~1.08×). In plain terms, on a day Bitcoin moves 1%, ATOM has moved about 1.08% on average in the same direction. Beta describes past co-movement over the available daily history; it is not a forecast.
What ATOM moves with
Over the last 90 days its daily moves tracked DOT (0.79) and ADA (0.59) most closely among the large coins we compare against. A correlation of 1.0 would mean they moved in lockstep; 0 would mean no relationship.
Where ATOM sits in its own history
Today's price is higher than on 0% of the days in its last 5 years on Binance — low in its range — closer to past lows than past peaks.
How volatile ATOM is
Its annualised volatility over the last 90 days is 80.3%, about 1.86× Bitcoin's over the same window. Today's move: a typical day (~1.0× normal).
ATOM's worst drawdown
The deepest peak-to-trough fall in this window was -97.2%, bottoming on 2026-08-01. Context: an extraordinary market period (no single event matched). This number is free on Sightglass and always will be.
Reading
ATOM — a coin that amplifies Bitcoin ~1.08×; moves most closely with DOT and ADA; currently sits in the lower zone of its 5-year range (0th pctile); more volatile than Bitcoin (~1.9×). Facts, not a call — the decision stays yours.
How these numbers are calculated
- Source: Binance spot daily candles (USDT pair), up to five years.
- Beta: regression slope of the coin's daily returns on Bitcoin's, over the shared history.
- Moves with: 90-day correlation of daily returns against 15 large coins.
- Historical position: share of days in the window with a lower close than today.
- Volatility: standard deviation of the last 90 daily returns, annualised (×√365).
- Worst drawdown: largest fall from a prior peak within the window.