BTC in plain facts
Updated 2026-11-14 (UTC) · Binance spot data
Bitcoin is the reference
Every other coin on Sightglass is measured against Bitcoin, so BTC has no beta of its own here. Its volatility and drawdown below are the baseline the rest are compared to.
What BTC moves with
Over the last 90 days its daily moves tracked ETH (0.89) and XRP (0.88) 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 BTC sits in its own history
Today's price is higher than on 60% of the days in its last 5 years on Binance — in the upper-middle of its range.
How volatile BTC is
Its annualised volatility over the last 90 days is 43.1%. Today's move: a typical day (~1.3× normal).
BTC's worst drawdown
The deepest peak-to-trough fall in this window was -73.8%, bottoming on 2022-11-21. Context: November 2022 — FTX collapse, a confidence crisis. This number is free on Sightglass and always will be.
Reading
BTC — moves most closely with ETH and XRP; currently sits in the upper-mid zone of its 5-year range (60th pctile); more volatile than Bitcoin (~1.0×). 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.