What if you had bought Bitcoin? Work it out, with the drop on the way
Short answer
Find the daily closing price on the day you would have bought and the latest closing price. Coins = amount / then price; value now = coins x latest price. Then find the biggest fall from a high along the way, because that is the part most people don't sit through. Example from real closes: $1,000 on 31 Oct 2021 was worth $1,262 on 31 Oct 2026 (+26.2%), after falling 77% from its high.
- Pick the date and amount.
- Coins = amount / closing price that day.
- Value now = coins x yesterday's close.
- Worst drop = biggest fall from any high before today.
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The maths
coins = 1,000 / 61,359.44 = 0.016297 BTC
value now = 0.016297 x 77,429.98 = $1,262Good to know
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Which price is used?
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