They said bitcoin is volatile than gold

[Scarlett_23]

Having both gold and Bitcoin assets is at the advantage of the investors because non of these assets can fail an investor whose desire is to hold for a long term. The volatility  of Bitcoin can be higher than it is for gold but the decentralization is unbeatable. For a start, I am already stacking Bitcoin, in the future I can diversify to gold.

Bitcoin is much more volatile than gold. However, Bitcoin and gold do not increase or decrease in value for the same reason. The price of gold increases for real demand and security, while the price of Bitcoin increases based on its demand, supply and social impact.

Gold has long been a means of investment for people. In comparison, the concept of Bitcoin is a short-lived concept.

Yet, Bitcoin has come a long way in this short period of time.

[Smartvirus]

Gold increased to almost $4900 recently but it crashed below $4000. Although the price is slightly above $4000 now but liquidation was more than $2.5 trillion as it falled.

Since I have known gold, I have not seen it so volatile like this. With what happened to it and bitcoin recently, their volatility is somehow similar.

But for convenience I prefer bitcoin.

For many years and even at this time, gold still serves reserve currency purposes and as such, a lot isn’t expected of it in terms of volatility but, the board has gradually shifted towards Bitcoin in the same regard. Even as nation wouldn’t openly buy Bitcoin with their currency to archive this purpose, they’ve taken steps to ensure they build a Bitcoin reserve which is a step away from gold and not to ignore the fact that, more gold mines keeps getting discovered, creating some pressure on demand and supply which would be reflected on its price hence, the volatile nature of it.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Bitcoin is a good asset that can also be bought for long term holding which will not disappoint. There can be volatility like this also in bitcoin but at last, the price will go up and get to all time high.

But for convenience I prefer bitcoin.

Same can be said about gold and the volatility between the too can't be compared and this is why the ultra rich prefer to investing in gold or a more stable investment because irrespective of the volatility, it's still a safe haven and can't be as unpredictable as Bitcoin is. Look at how volatile Bitcoin has been and then decide. We're choosing Bitcoin because that's why we're here in the forum and we're all trying to build financially here and not trying to retain our wealth which is what people investing in gold do because it isn't what's giving them the money but keep the value of their money intact. Gold, Bitcoin are all good investment but if you want better returns then go for Bitcoin. Bitcoin can fall drastically but it's bounce back can give you profits that gold would never. Gold is more like an old way of investing while Bitcoin is the real deal. My advice, adventure into the two to get a better understanding of both worlds.

[ImGenius]

Why recent comparison of Bitcoin with gold and other assets that am seeing on the platform.

Bitcoin is compared to gold because both are considered “stores of value”. We see that gold is basically physical and stable and its price used to increase gradually but its price has decreased in a few weeks which basically created panic in the minds of people. Some could never have imagined that the price of gold would decrease. And Bitcoin is always in a situation of price instability although we are used to it. Bitcoin is future-proof due to its digital and limited supply. It is possible to make huge profits by investing in Bitcoin and constantly analyzing the market.

[d5000]

Well volatility can obviously be measured and there are several indexes.

Bitbo had a comparison of Bitcoin's 30-day and 60-day volatility (the standard deviation of the daily changes over a period of 30 or 60 days) for Bitcoin and gold. Unfortunately, they dropped tracking gold in early 2024.

I think however this chart can give us an idea how both compare:


Source: https://bitbo.io/volatility/

We see that gold's volatility was quite constant over the last years: between 0.4 and 1.6, but mostly around 1.

Bitcoin had much larger volatility swings: up to almost 6% in 2021, and down to 0.7% in 2023 in the low-volatility phase in August. In 2025, Bitcoin oscillated approximately between 1% and 3%, mostly about 1,5%.

So currently Bitcoin is around 50% more volatile than gold if gold was still as volatile as in 2020-24.

However gold's volatility has increased indeed in this 2025 rally. See this CBOE gold volatility index chart:


Source: https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/CBOE-GVZ/?timeframe=60M

I haven't looked at the methodology, and the numbers are very different. But we can definitely see that gold in 2025 had two volatility spikes which were much higher than everything recorded between 2021 and 2024. About 20% higher than the spikes in early 2022 and early 2023 actually. These spikes took gold's volatility to over 1%, so we can guess that in 2025 the gold volatility was over 1.2%.
 
So my guess is that the maximum 2025 volatility spike should be close to Bitcoin's average volatility. But in general, gold's volatility is still significantly lower.

[Smack That Ace]

Why recent comparison of Bitcoin with gold and other assets that am seeing on the platform.

Bitcoin is compared to gold because both are considered “stores of value”. We see that gold is basically physical and stable and its price used to increase gradually but its price has decreased in a few weeks which basically created panic in the minds of people. Some could never have imagined that the price of gold would decrease. And Bitcoin is always in a situation of price instability although we are used to it. Bitcoin is future-proof due to its digital and limited supply. It is possible to make huge profits by investing in Bitcoin and constantly analyzing the market.

Those who are panicking and surprised by the drop in gold prices are people who know nothing about gold, and have never taken the time to study the history and market of gold.

This is not the first time gold prices have fallen after several days of strong gains. After the Great Recession of 2008, the economy entered a recovery phase, gold prices fell more than 33%. Or it fell more than 45% after the Fed ended QE and made the USD strong in 2011-2015. Or most recently after the covid pandemic, gold also fell more than 30%.

Falling gold prices are normal and signal that the economy is showing signs of recovery, because in a growing economy, the demand for safe havens will decrease significantly. We should be happy about that because bitcoin will have a good chance of growth in a developed economy. Because unlike gold, it is a speculative asset, not a safe haven.

In addition, gold is considered the best asset and is recognized as the only safe haven. Many investors like to compare bitcoin with gold and their aim is to prove that bitcoin is better than gold both as an investment and as a safe haven. But that won't make bitcoin better than gold in every aspect and become the safe haven they want it to be.

[Fortify]

Gold increased to almost $4900 recently but it crashed below $4000. Although the price is slightly above $4000 now but liquidation was more than $2.5 trillion as it falled.

Since I have known gold, I have not seen it so volatile like this. With what happened to it and bitcoin recently, their volatility is somehow similar. I think gold may not rise for now because of how it increased recently.

What do you think?

Bitcoin is a good asset that can also be bought for long term holding which will not disappoint. There can be volatility like this also in bitcoin but at last, the price will go up and get to all time high.

But for convenience I prefer bitcoin.

Like the wider economy you are bound to have these gyrations in the pricing of every asset. You have skipped over the fact that this level of rise and collapse has happened at a much lower frequency than bitcoin, so the thread title holds true. Bitcoin may eventually shake off the volatility, which has actually been one of its charms, but right now it is still moving around a lot. As the range and band it moves in gets tighter it actually becomes a more investable asset for certain people.

[HONDACD125]

Same can be said about gold and the volatility between the too can't be compared and this is why the ultra rich prefer to investing in gold or a more stable investment because irrespective of the volatility, it's still a safe haven and can't be as unpredictable as Bitcoin is. Look at how volatile Bitcoin has been and then decide. We're choosing Bitcoin because that's why we're here in the forum and we're all trying to build financially here and not trying to retain our wealth which is what people investing in gold do because it isn't what's giving them the money but keep the value of their money intact. Gold, Bitcoin are all good investment but if you want better returns then go for Bitcoin. Bitcoin can fall drastically but it's bounce back can give you profits that gold would never. Gold is more like an old way of investing while Bitcoin is the real deal. My advice, adventure into the two to get a better understanding of both worlds.

Just like how we suggest that investors should diversify their portfolio in cryptocurrencies, similarly, I also think that an investor who can afford to do it should invest in every investment asset they can, like Bitcoin, Gold, real estate, stocks, etc. When you do that, you will have more chances of getting profits over time, because if one of the investments don't work out, the other one will, or at least one of them will. Those who have a lot of money to invest will never choose only one investment option, they will always go for multiple options, Gold and Real estate have been the favourites for most people, now Bitcoin is also added in that list.

As you said, people who look for an investment option where they might not get a lot of profits in the long run, but don't want the risk for their money to lose value, will choose Gold mostly, or maybe real estate, but gold is cheaper. Bitcoin is fairly new in the list of investment assets, and it's also more volatile than all the available options, so there are both risks and rewards, and that's why people will only choose Bitcoin if they are ready to take the risk, the risk is not for losing money, but it's for losing value for your investment until its value goes up, so you might not be able to withdraw your investment at your desired time if the market is down at that time.

[Z390]

Gold increased to almost $4900 recently but it crashed below $4000. Although the price is slightly above $4000 now but liquidation was more than $2.5 trillion as it falled.

Since I have known gold, I have not seen it so volatile like this. With what happened to it and bitcoin recently, their volatility is somehow similar. I think gold may not rise for now because of how it increased recently.

What do you think?

Bitcoin is a good asset that can also be bought for long term holding which will not disappoint. There can be volatility like this also in bitcoin but at last, the price will go up and get to all time high.

But for convenience I prefer bitcoin.

Not just the convenience, it takes too long for gold to move, people are rejoicing and some retails are rushing gold because it's finally moving, and they are rushing it, but one thing can't go wrong with stocks and digital assets, when the world is talking about it and they are rushing to buy, it is possible that the top is already in.

I was saying this last two weeks that people will keep rushing gold thinking that it will keep going higher and higher but the question was what are they doing all this while not having some gold before is started to pump?
Bitcoin moves better than gold, this is why I prefer gold, I see gold as something that naggs behind for years more than Bitcoin, a four years in Bitcoin is not as boring as four years in gold, it is all in the charts.

[juttsab@]

Gold increased to almost $4900 recently but it crashed below $4000. Although the price is slightly above $4000 now but liquidation was more than $2.5 trillion as it falled.

Since I have known gold, I have not seen it so volatile like this. With what happened to it and bitcoin recently, their volatility is somehow similar. I think gold may not rise for now because of how it increased recently.

What do you think?

Bitcoin is a good asset that can also be bought for long term holding which will not disappoint. There can be volatility like this also in bitcoin but at last, the price will go up and get to all time high.

But for convenience I prefer bitcoin.

Not just the convenience, it takes too long for gold to move, people are rejoicing and some retails are rushing gold because it's finally moving, and they are rushing it, but one thing can't go wrong with stocks and digital assets, when the world is talking about it and they are rushing to buy, it is possible that the top is already in.

I was saying this last two weeks that people will keep rushing gold thinking that it will keep going higher and higher but the question was what are they doing all this while not having some gold before is started to pump?
Bitcoin moves better than gold, this is why I prefer gold, I see gold as something that naggs behind for years more than Bitcoin, a four years in Bitcoin is not as boring as four years in gold, it is all in the charts.

I think the people who know nothing about cryptocurrency and Bitcoin they think that is risky but people who have knowledge of investment in cryptocurrency they know that that is less risky than any other Investments . Bitcoin network is top most of the World because that network uses millions of dollars money and people are earning in millions of dollars who have knowledge of cryptocurrency but Gold is not as safe as cryptocurrency because goal is volatile and there could be dump at any time and person could lose his money And his account could be wash at any time .People are taking risk by investment in gold because they don't know how risky it was and in the future they will get that is too risky.

[bubilas]

Gold increased to almost $4400 recently but it crashed below $4000. Although the price is slightly above $3900 now but liquidation was more than $2.5 trillion as it falled.

Since I have known gold, I have not seen it so volatile like this. With what happened to it and bitcoin recently, their volatility is somehow similar. I think gold may not rise for now because of how it increased recently.

What do you think?

Bitcoin is a good asset that can also be bought for long term holding which will not disappoint. There can be volatility like this also in bitcoin but at last, the price will go up and get to all time high.

But for convenience I prefer bitcoin.

I prefer Bitcoin to gold because, firstly, it's pseudonymous. Also, I don't want to buy physical gold from a bank, as that would be extremely unprofitable. After all, there's a huge spread between buying and selling gold at banks right now, so if I buy gold, I'll have to hold it for a very long time to make any profit.
And ultimately, that's what it's all about.

[Jawhead999]

Bitcoin volatility is no longer high anymore like in the past.

However, the recent years is gold time because when there's a problem in large scale, people will trust in gold since that's one of asset where the value can be relied upon hard situation.

Holding Bitcoin also a good choice, it's even easier and simpler compared to gold.

[The Founding Titan]

Gold increased to almost $4400 recently but it crashed below $4000. Although the price is slightly above $3900 now but liquidation was more than $2.5 trillion as it falled.

Since I have known gold, I have not seen it so volatile like this. With what happened to it and bitcoin recently, their volatility is somehow similar. I think gold may not rise for now because of how it increased recently.

What do you think?

Bitcoin is a good asset that can also be bought for long term holding which will not disappoint. There can be volatility like this also in bitcoin but at last, the price will go up and get to all time high.

But for convenience I prefer bitcoin.

Bitcoin is better if you want to to invest in it, compared to gold bitcoin is more volatile which means that it experiences larger price swings but that also means that it is more likely to make profit than gold is, Gold is more stable so if you just want to save your wealth without it actually appreciating in value but you don't want to save it as a crypto that might crash, possibly, so you can just save in gold and over time the price will be relatively the same with very little price changes as opposed to bitcoin.

[AmaGold70]

No matter how we try to put it the truth still remains that gold is more stable than Bitcoin, and the flaws of gold are very invisible unlike Bitcoin that always makes the headlines news at every drop and now everyone is use to the volatile nature of Bitcoin but for gold is seems like a new thing to some people that haven't experienced the volatile side of gold because it doesn't happen very often but regardless I would still choose Bitcoin investment because of its digital space and the insane amount of drama it brings to the market and with Bitcoin I'm sure of making profit eventually.

[Samlucky O]

Since I have known gold, I have not seen it so volatile like this. With what happened to it and bitcoin recently, their volatility is somehow similar. I think gold may not rise for now because of how it increased recently.

What do you think?

Surely gold has suddenly become unpredictable compeard to regular known pattern but however gold is gold and Bitcoin is Bitcoin, I cant tell if actually know if it may ris or not any moment from now but I still prefer Bitcoin to gold because Bitcoin has not lasted like gold. Gold existence  has began right from man existence and Bitcoin is just bearly 16 years of age, so I believe with the test of time Bitcoin will be more volatile than Gold. Let me just assume that a man of 200 years is comparing his strength with a boy if 15 years, tell me if the boy now eventually reach 200 years then what will become of the old man?

Bitcoin is a good asset that can also be bought for long term holding which will not disappoint. There can be volatility like this also in bitcoin but at last, the price will go up and get to all time high.

But for convenience I prefer bitcoin.

Of course majority will prefer Bitcoin knowing how important it is right now compeard to gold. If not for any reason why people will not chose gold over Bitcoin is base on the privacy, security and portability of Bitcoin than Gold. To aquire more gold you need more space, but with Bitcoin you need less space to aquire more. Atleast that is one reason Bitcoin should be adopted than Gold.

[free-bit.co.in]

Of course majority will prefer Bitcoin knowing how important it is right now compeard to gold. If not for any reason why people will not chose gold over Bitcoin is base on the privacy, security and portability of Bitcoin than Gold. To aquire more gold you need more space, but with Bitcoin you need less space to aquire more. Atleast that is one reason Bitcoin should be adopted than Gold.

Let's be honest, most people would choose bitcoin over gold not because bitcoin is more private, more secure, or more portable. We chose bitcoin because we believe it will give better returns, we believe one day it will equal the capitalization of gold and that will make us rich.

That is our main reason and goal for choosing to invest in bitcoin instead of gold. The other reasons are secondary and not really important.

[o48o]

Bitcoin is much more volatile than gold. However, Bitcoin and gold do not increase or decrease in value for the same reason. The price of gold increases for real demand and security, while the price of Bitcoin increases based on its demand, supply and social impact.

Gold has long been a means of investment for people. In comparison, the concept of Bitcoin is a short-lived concept.

Yet, Bitcoin has come a long way in this short period of time.

Even though they are fundamentally different and people use them for different reasons, i would say that price is more or less rising and decreasing for same reasons, and that's because of demand of investors and supply. In both cases it's mainly speculators who are putting money in.

Both of them are considered as "safe havens" by their investors, and those investors see that fundamentals are enough to justify the price. Bitcoin just has less people believing in it, because use cases are more on protocol and meta level, and many people don't believe in that. And honestly, many pitches i have heard for it sound just like pyramid schemes, so it's communication issue as well.

[reagansimms]

Bitcoin is a good asset that can also be bought for long term holding which will not disappoint. There can be volatility like this also in bitcoin but at last, the price will go up and get to all time high.

But for convenience I prefer bitcoin.

Besides convenience, Bitcoin also has the potential for higher price growth than gold. If you are comfortable with Bitcoin, then it will be the right choice for you to hedge against inflation.

I also prefer investing in Bitcoin Bitcoin has a bright future because of its decentralization and has the potential to be a profitable asset in the long term. Limited supply allows Bitcoin to become increasingly scarce in the future as adoption becomes more widespread, price fluctuations are part of the investment journey and can sometimes make investors uncomfortable, but investors who have a long-term investment strategy do not find this an obstacle for them to continue accumulating as much Bitcoin as they can.

[Zigabel]

This kind of Volatility seen with Gold recently do not frequent as much as we see it with bitcoin and that is why it is much more convenient to say that Gold is less volatile than Bitcoin, we can not judge with a volatility witnessed at a time meanwhile we know that cumulatively, that of Bitcoin is and will always be higher do to the recent demands and the transitions on the digital economy where everyone is finding a safe heaven against inflation which Bitcoin appears to offer in the long run.

Gold can get volatile when the demand for it increases over a period and there are also some economic situations and authorities that could influence the price  of Gold and it is not decentralized as do with Bitcoin, that centralization with Bitcoin is the advantage over Gold, this could also influence its Volatility as against that which we see with Gold.

[₿itcoin]

Since I have known gold, I have not seen it so volatile like this. With what happened to it and bitcoin recently, their volatility is somehow similar. I think gold may not rise for now because of how it increased recently.

What do you think?

Yes, the volatility seen in the price of gold is really amazing & you are right, its volatility has increased a lot recently. As the price of gold has currently fallen below 4.4k to 4k per troy ounce, those who considered it a safe haven have become quite concerned.,, However, in my view, Bitcoins volatility is not a major problem, rather, it is a sign of the growing value of a newly invented asset.  you know, Gold has taken centuries to build a stable stage, whereas Bitcoin is only 15 years old & is already changing financial concepts. Yes, macro factors play a role in both cases however Bitcoins growth in demand & adoption is happening much faster than golds.  Therefore, if you think about the longterm then BTC definitely seems like a very smart investment for everyone