Investment insights from Capital Group
The rise of Bitcoin
Sources: Capital Group, Google Trends. As of 20 February 2025. Search volume data represents Google search volume relative to the highest point for the given time period. A value of 100 is the peak popularity for the term. A value of 50 means that the term is half as popular as the peak. Bitcoin prices are shown on a logarithmic scale and expressed in US dollars.
Bitcoin shows inconsistent relationship to US equity markets
Sources: Capital Group, Standard & Poor’s. As of 20 February 2025. Data represents correlation over rolling six-month periods, using daily returns.
U.S. Equities
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