Bitcoin still bigger in 2019 from all other Commodities

[DreamStage]

As we close out 2019, Bitcoin has come out on top compared to all other commodities once again. It brought the highest returns this year by far.

Bitcoin’s returns in 2019 trumps all other commodities. The leading cryptocurrency brought in returns almost double that of the second-best performing commodity this year.

• Bitcoin: +100%
• Palladium: +57%
• Gasoline: +34%
• Coffee: +30%
• Lumber: +27%
• Platinum: +19%
• Gold: +18%
• Silver: +15%
• Sugar: +13%
• Wheat: +11%

Full Source here

Despite of all the ups and downs we had this year so far, it really looks good so far in terms of economic growth.

Probabily it will grow even more after upcoming halving and more new investors and countries will most likely start their way into such investment option.

This just show us who's the boss when comparing Gold with Bitcoin considering Gold being only +18%

[johant123]

Indeed! All the people who complain about a bear market seem to forget that we made about 100% last year! If that's a bear market in crypto, then I wonder how we'd call it if BTC only appreciates 20% this year 😉 If my stocks did that this year, I would be a happy man!

Looks like many beginners expect a continuous bull run, instead of a YoY climb (or decline, also possible of course).

[Wysi]

We often tend to missout of long term vision as we just look at the recent market situations but don't consider the overall view. The reason whys till people cry about bearish market is for the fact that they have invested into bitcoin when it was at peak at the end of 2017, bitcoin is yet to touch that mark again. Overall it would be a good growth for bitcoin last year but when we think from 2017 investor's point of view they are still at loss as they invested in hurry without any proper knowledge under FOMO.

[Eugenar]

Indeed! All the people who complain about a bear market seem to forget that we made about 100% last year! If that's a bear market in crypto, then I wonder how we'd call it if BTC only appreciates 20% this year 😉 If my stocks did that this year, I would be a happy man!

Looks like many beginners expect a continuous bull run, instead of a YoY climb (or decline, also possible of course).

Any thing, a decline or a bull trend could happen in this year 2020, basically some says the past could influence the market price but with the latest bitcoin halving that will occur, we are still uncertain what could be the price of bitcoin could be. But one thing I am sure of, is that, for the past years, bitcoin is becoming the best investment platform in terms of ROI or the return of investment it could give from its investors even if they are newbies or not.

[danherbias07]

True!

Thank you for bringing that out.
It seems like others are forgetting about that and all they do was scatter FUD that bitcoin is still not in a good spot.
Greedy people does that.
They want 50k, 100k and even 1 million USD in exchange for 1 bitcoin.
It ain't right and should not happen that fast.
The slow movement is still what I prefer so that there will be a real reason behind it and not just an imaginary number.

[Vision2020s]

I read an article some days ago from CNN saying since bitcoin establishments in 2009 it has been the best Investment asset and the best in the last decade. So 2019 has to be no different, we focus on highs of bitcoin without observing the lows. Assuming we were paying attention to the lows we'll understand bitcoin has always been profitable year in year out. The volatile of bitcoin is what make it profitable, it can be low today but in matter of minutes give you 10-30% return of investment and matter of days give you 100% ROI, that's something most assets can't boost off.

[bitcampaign]

that's because many people are short-term traders so they don't recalculate, always shouting at the bear market that is saturated and the bloody market, even though in 2019 at the beginning to the end, since the beginning of 2019 the price of $ 3000 has reached $ 7000 now has got 100% profit, at early 2020 the price of bitcoin will start as low as $ 7,000, everyone must stop screaming bitcoin to death, try investing long term in a year starting from the beginning of this year, bitcoin doesn't always go up all the time, sometimes it has to go down in a while, please remember that your little traders are like whining kids

[red4slash]

with the data attached we can see that bitcoin is still a good investment in 2019 although the pump does not have much impact on altcoin. but with that data we can see that bitcoin still has the trust of users who invest, and hopefully this year bitcoin still has good trust to be invested by investors

[sunsilk]

It can't be denied that bitcoin's recovery on 2019 was amazing than any other commodities but I've come to realized that we can't compare it to gold. Tangible and intangible investment that are almost near to what most investors like but that's it. Bitcoin is bitcoin and gold is gold.

We're in the new year where bitcoin's popularity might increase due to the recovery it has done last year. And we're already thinking of the possibilities what might happen by halving, we might or we might not surpass the 2019's good run made by bitcoin, I have excluded 2017.

[Darker45]

This is not to burst our bubble but Bitcoin has the highest return this year primarily because we were near bottom when the year started. We need to remember that the price of Bitcoin when 2019 started was only around $3,700. That was very low and it could not get much much lower than that. When it's at the bottom, there is no other way but up.

[znation]

Perhaps Bitcoin is traded and invested quickly and conveniently in both space and time, the higher the profit level than other commodities, the higher profitability is visible, other goods are dominated. by many areas like shipping costs, consumer demand. in 2020 when bitcoin halves in terms of having it, it could go much higher.

[tsaroz]

Bitcoin was just 3.7K in January 2019 and had a growth of 100% by one year.
Bitcoin has always been priced low at the end of the year and has always increased in mid year. It reached $12K in July 2019. i.e. more than 350% profit from January in just 7 months.

[audaciousbeing]

This is a good news though. 2019 in retrospect came with lots of challenges as it applies to the crypto world with a lot of hopes dashed and all sorts of prediction and conjectures put to shame concerning the price of bitcoin. It also to a large extent was able to retain the consistent guys which is why the volatility was not seriously sharp across the year. In all it shows that in all of the investment commodities, bitcoin still maintained the top position. As we continue year 2020, there is still more to look out for and more to expect. Brace up people.

[luckyflop]

It would be lame if you compared Bitcoin to gold. The growth of bitcoin is more than gold because the total capitalization of Bitcoin is very small compared to gold and other markets. Also this market and bitcoin are controlled by whales and they can make the price go up as much as they want.

[Eternad]

Nice,  we can't deny how bitcoin perform this year after the huge dump in 2018,we see how bitcoin tries to sustain it's price. There were time that the prices stays in that range in a month trying not to be break any resistance unlike in 2018 that it falls too law in every minute. Adoption and use of bitcoin is still improving despite of all the dump it experience since it really came from a too high price last 2017.

[romero121]

Though there is no big growth as expected, what's been reached by bitcoin is simply higher than rest of the commodities and other investments. People who invested by the starting months of the year were the one to get big yield out of the bitcoin investment. This year probably will give much big return on the investment, particularly halving is the one giving hope for the year 2020.

[CarnagexD]

True!

Thank you for bringing that out.
It seems like others are forgetting about that and all they do was scatter FUD that bitcoin is still not in a good spot.
Greedy people does that.

Well I guess some are spreading FUD for their own benefit, bitcoin has been sitting for a decade now and people already know a lot about these FUD, luckily they don't give a damn about it.

They want 50k, 100k and even 1 million USD in exchange for 1 bitcoin.
It ain't right and should not happen that fast.
The slow movement is still what I prefer so that there will be a real reason behind it and not just an imaginary number.

haha we still have people whose optimism level is unreachable, prediction from $50K to $1m is exaggerated given that the supply is limited and I'm sure that won't happen until the last bitcoin is mined. As bitcoin is at the top, the more it is intriguing and eye-soring to people who has a business and connection to the government.

[Edraket31]

It would be lame if you compared Bitcoin to gold. The growth of bitcoin is more than gold because the total capitalization of Bitcoin is very small compared to gold and other markets. Also this market and bitcoin are controlled by whales and they can make the price go up as much as they want.

Agree and we can see it in the data and analysis from the financial groups and they have seen and we are all agree with it that Bitcoin brought a big chances and high returns over the decade compare to gold and any other type of investments. So for me, still it is worth it to buy Bitcoin rather than gold or better if you don't want to risk all, better to invest both.

[buwaytress]

I'm big on Bitcoin, guys, but let's face it. How many of us here actually have any commodity holdings of gold, coffee, sugar, etc. Or any inkling of how we might get our hands on any?

I think an investor may very well want to compare commodities but it's a bit unfair on the others to compare. We might as well compare oranges, peppers, and all manner of actual physical commodities traded by merchants. Bitcoin isn't even traded to be consumed, so maybe let's make more relevant comparisons?

[BrewMaster]

first of all from the start of the year's price that was $3200 to the end of the year price which was around $7300 is a ~130% rise not 100% since your other numbers are accurate to 1% this also needs to be accurate.

secondly bitcoin is not a commodity even if some government say so. it is a currency and it shouldn't really be compared with commodities.
of course i don't think you'd care. you are just filling your website with clickbaits

[Sahyadri]

Bitcoin did surpass all the other investment assets in terms of return. But the volatility is a huge factor which increase the risk manifold. So, more the risk more the return people will expect. Therefore, Bitcoin giving more return than gold or stock market isn't a big deal as risk associated with the investment is equally high.
It is good for diversifying your investment but I think the traditional investors are still not ready to shift or adopt cryptocurrency as an investment.

[maxreish]

Quite true realizations. While having so much complaints about the red days but if we can see the whole picture, bitcoin still has the highest increases and returns. I don"t think the comparison of price  between other products and btc is reasonable but this will just to make us to reflect that bitcoin is still worth it even the market is still suffering.

Let us not forget that from the past years, the improvement and growth of btc's price has an optimistic impact of development. The market will recover soon, I assure you that.

[Willitivity]

Bitcoin has really come to gain strength and wider adoption even with so many varying degree of acceptance from around the world. It's very satisfying to see Bitcoin come out on top of the list as regards to this. Bit one thing needs to be pointed out here, Bitcoin us a digital currency and not in same bracket with these other commodities listed here. It's quite ridiculous.

[blckhawk]

While somewhat a good news, Bitcoin is not meant to be an asset, but rather a mode of payment, a currency. And so this news is good for speculating investors, but for true adoption to happen, people must not see it as an asset but rather a currency that they could actually use in alternative for fiat currency.

[elisabetheva]

Bitcoin has really come to gain strength and wider adoption even with so many varying degree of acceptance from around the world. It's very satisfying to see Bitcoin come out on top of the list as regards to this. Bit one thing needs to be pointed out here, Bitcoin us a digital currency and not in same bracket with these other commodities listed here. It's quite ridiculous.

Bitcoin is clearly correct that it is a digital currency and until now it was the biggest and influential in its field. and now we must believe that it is still the biggest and most recognized and certainly very much in demand by many people, because it is considered the most very profitable for those who hold it.

[yulionoo]

although at this time we are still in the bear market but in reality in 2019 bitcoin is still a profitable investment tool. because it can provide greater benefits than other investment tools. some investors who want to get rich quickly do not see this, they continue to complain about the decline in bitcoin. and they also hope that on bitcoin halving day they want bitcoin to continue to rise and soon reach a month like 2017. Even though it's not like that in cryptocurrency there's always an up and down trend.

[magneto]

I don't think that looking at short term price movements alone proves much, especially when you are taking a look at the long term fundamentals of bitcoin and not just looking at percentages.

following this type of logic, one could argue that bitcoin is completely worthwhile and futile just because it endured a bear market in 2018 - it's obviously not a valid argument, so nor is this type of argument even in the positive direction.

Even looking at market capitalisations and market activity in general could prove to be more useful when analysing long term fundamentals of investments.

[robelneo]

As we close out 2019, Bitcoin has come out on top compared to all other commodities once again. It brought the highest returns this year by far.

Bitcoin’s returns in 2019 trumps all other commodities. The leading cryptocurrency brought in returns almost double that of the second-best performing commodity this year.

• Bitcoin: +100%
• Palladium: +57%
• Gasoline: +34%
• Coffee: +30%
• Lumber: +27%
• Platinum: +19%
• Gold: +18%
• Silver: +15%
• Sugar: +13%
• Wheat: +11%

Full Source here

.Despite of all the ups and downs we had this year so far, it really looks good so far in terms of economic growth.

Probabily it will grow even more after upcoming halving and more new investors and countries will most likely start their way into such investment option.

This just show us who's the boss when comparing Gold with Bitcoin considering Gold being only +18%

This is very good info and this information is very good for those looking for commodities to invest, although highly volatile Bitcoin is still the best commodity to invest, and many more people are coming in Cryptocurrency, and this is good the more people realizing this study the more investors will be attracted, and this is the best time when halving is coming.

[killerfrost]

While somewhat a good news, Bitcoin is not meant to be an asset, but rather a mode of payment, a currency. And so this news is good for speculating investors, but for true adoption to happen, people must not see it as an asset but rather a currency that they could actually use in alternative for fiat currency.

Bitcoin is clearly a digital asset, unlike gold and other types of assets. And in the future, Bitcoin will surely be a popular payment method worldwide. Investing in Bitcoin at the present time is a completely right choice and will help investors be more profitable in the future. But I'm not sure Bitcoin can replace Fiat because Fiat is a very popular and long-standing currency and people will always choose Fiat first because of their habit

[cotton ball]

I am waiting several months later for bitcoin become higher price or not before I leave with bitcoin investment, I think many people keep trust with bitcoin can back to higher price again but when halving time coming bitcoin keep down many investor move their investment to other way, not good ideas when investing with bitcoin if price keep and exist with lower price, how come to get much profit with bitcoin later.

[TheUltraElite]

While somewhat a good news, Bitcoin is not meant to be an asset, but rather a mode of payment, a currency. And so this news is good for speculating investors, but for true adoption to happen, people must not see it as an asset but rather a currency that they could actually use in alternative for fiat currency.

Well it is complicated to start with. There has always been the speculative market with bitcoin because it has been a center of attraction for long as to how and where it can be used. Now it became a trading asset or something to store value in recently when prices went up. Whether to use it as an asset does not make it stop its use just like gold.

It has a value and so it can be used for transactions and stored. So what is the problem here? It is rising in price and people are making profit from it.

[crossabdd]

yeah, because bitcoin can reach all financial markets. which at this time most people use bitcoin for fast transactions and between countries. besides that many who trade in commodities are choosing bitcoin. because of rapid fluctuations, so make quick profits. actually they equate bitcoin with gold is because of the system. so the best commodity right now is bitcoin.

[Amel]

While somewhat a good news, Bitcoin is not meant to be an asset, but rather a mode of payment, a currency. And so this news is good for speculating investors, but for true adoption to happen, people must not see it as an asset but rather a currency that they could actually use in alternative for fiat currency.

For me bitcoin is a versatile currency, it can be an asset and a currency that is easily transacted. Bitcoin is responsive but it depends on everyone's perspective and being an assets in bitcoin does not mean slowing adoption but it also supports, people have been interested in bitcoin in large part because it makes it an asset.

[sisule]

As we close out 2019, Bitcoin has come out on top compared to all other commodities once again. It brought the highest returns this year by far.

Bitcoin’s returns in 2019 trumps all other commodities. The leading cryptocurrency brought in returns almost double that of the second-best performing commodity this year.

• Bitcoin: +100%
• Palladium: +57%
• Gasoline: +34%
• Coffee: +30%
• Lumber: +27%
• Platinum: +19%
• Gold: +18%
• Silver: +15%
• Sugar: +13%
• Wheat: +11%

Full Source here

Despite of all the ups and downs we had this year so far, it really looks good so far in terms of economic growth.

Probabily it will grow even more after upcoming halving and more new investors and countries will most likely start their way into such investment option.

This just show us who's the boss when comparing Gold with Bitcoin considering Gold being only +18%

Although bitcoin most bigger in 2019 from all other Commodities but bitcoin price look lower for last yearn in 2019, for other commodities can have higher price like gold and coffe or gasoline but for bitcoin keep down whit lower price without have change to higher price, maybe 2020 will give good moment for investor hold bitcoin with long time to get much profit back.

[bitvalak]

Indeed the return of bitcoin is still in the top position of several large commodities, but many people here are not aware of it because here only discuss the decline in bitcoin prices every day.
Broadly speaking, investment in bitcoin provides a good percentage for the long term when compared to oil commodities, besides that purchases are also not as complex as other commodities that have very high minimum purchases.
Finally, not everyone can have these commodities, in contrast to bitcoin which can be bought by everyone ranging from small income to large income per year.

[Asmonist]

This will definitely encourage more people to invest in bitcoin. They also see how important bitcoin now and how it really innovate the payment system. I think its really time for everyone to understand its importance specially in our financial market. We are on the digital age where people's needs and processes improvement need to coincide.

[sehoon]

As expected, bitcoin is one of the most valuable things right now on this world. But that doesn't mean that people need it. Things such as gasoline wheat are something that people actually need. But it would be better if the technology behind bitcoin is something we can use for our everyday lives. And so, bitcoin must co-exist with and not replace fiat.

[1Referee]

but when halving time coming bitcoin keep down many investor move their investment to other way

I hope so. It shakes out those who aren't in here for the long haul, but just want to extract liquidity from this space and leave.

In the end, if we focus on the common folks, they do not care about Bitcoin at today's price still being a better performer than most other assets/commodities. All they see is a peak of nearly $14,000 and current price of around $7000. The Peter Schiff's of this world happily use that to scare off potential newcomers, and as long as the price keeps going down, they will think he is right.

Admittedly, Bitcoin does look bearish from a technical point of view. If we go by the trend, it's more likely to see lower lows than higher local highs.

[Artemis3]

As we close out 2019, Bitcoin has come out on top compared to all other commodities once again. It brought the highest returns this year by far.

Bitcoin’s returns in 2019 trumps all other commodities. The leading cryptocurrency brought in returns almost double that of the second-best performing commodity this year.

• Bitcoin: +100%
• Palladium: +57%
• Gasoline: +34%
• Coffee: +30%
• Lumber: +27%
• Platinum: +19%
• Gold: +18%
• Silver: +15%
• Sugar: +13%
• Wheat: +11%

Despite of all the ups and downs we had this year so far, it really looks good so far in terms of economic growth.

Probabily it will grow even more after upcoming halving and more new investors and countries will most likely start their way into such investment option.

This just show us who's the boss when comparing Gold with Bitcoin considering Gold being only +18%

Yes, but as time passes, this will be less and less so. Don't think of bitcoin as a way to growth money, that side effect is naturally fading due to maturity overtime.

See those little gold price increases? That's where bitcoin is headed. Sure, you can still earn more with bitcoin, but its nothing like in the previous years.

100% increase is like going from 1 to 2. Do you remember when bitcoin went from 1 to 100? how about 1000? Those days are long gone, they are the exclusive treasure for the early investors.

People are expecting bitcoin to go from 7k into 14k (or hope it does) like it was the biggest of things, in reality that would be the same as going from 1 to 2. In my opinion, bitcoin is more likely to to not reach 2, but anything in-between. If it does manage to do 2x (100%) that is also ok, but don't expect the trend to last forever, it goes against its historical movement. When you see the entire graph, you should recognize the logarithmic curve, starts steep and fast, almost vertical, then transitions into slow and shallow, going horizontal. Bitcoin can never become fully horizontal and peg itself with fiat, because fiat production is unlimited. But it will approach it, just like gold. Gold, however, can suddenly go down, if more is discovered somewhere. There won't be any bitcoin discoveries (surprises).

In the end bitcoin is becoming a coin that doesn't lose value overtime, just as it was intended. "Digital gold" is not incorrect, but some people have the wrong conception of what gold is, or would be. People need to study Austrian economics and embrace a future of deflation, true savings based economy rather than debt/credit expansion fractional reserve endless bubble/crash cycles.

And they will, its only a matter of time.

[Twentyonepaylots]

Bitcoin did surpass all the other investment assets in terms of return. But the volatility is a huge factor which increase the risk manifold. So, more the risk more the return people will expect. Therefore, Bitcoin giving more return than gold or stock market isn't a big deal as risk associated with the investment is equally high.
It is good for diversifying your investment but I think the traditional investors are still not ready to shift or adopt cryptocurrency as an investment.

Still, this goes to show how strong bitcoin is holding up against time. Though even now we still can't say for sure what would happen in the future. These lows help shake off the bad fruits on the tree making bitcoin much more stabler in the long run. What we could do as loyal bitcoin investors/users is to spread news to entice more people and completely inform them of the pros and cons of investing so we can weed out the weak of the heart.

[kro55]

Thank you OP for highlighting this aspect of bitcoin else there are threads that says 2019 is bearish. You can get enormous gain on bitcoin provided you have bought it at start of 2019 when bitcoin was at its lowest. Investors prefer other markets like gold, equity and forex as they are more stable, mature and driven by fundamentals.

[Maotezi]

As we close out 2019, Bitcoin has come out on top compared to all other commodities once again. It brought the highest returns this year by far.

Bitcoin’s returns in 2019 trumps all other commodities. The leading cryptocurrency brought in returns almost double that of the second-best performing commodity this year.

• Bitcoin: +100%
• Palladium: +57%
• Gasoline: +34%
• Coffee: +30%
• Lumber: +27%
• Platinum: +19%
• Gold: +18%
• Silver: +15%
• Sugar: +13%
• Wheat: +11%

Full Source here

Despite of all the ups and downs we had this year so far, it really looks good so far in terms of economic growth.

Probabily it will grow even more after upcoming halving and more new investors and countries will most likely start their way into such investment option.

This just show us who's the boss when comparing Gold with Bitcoin considering Gold being only +18%

Heard about this yesterday, and here's your confirmation, thanks for the topic.
I find that what's fast is bad, as far as the crypto world is concerned.
I like it to be gradual, to go through all the phases, before we get to the big price, it is important for me to go slowly and safely.
People are more and more important to the figure, not security, I do not like such people, I find them greedy.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

• Palladium: +57%

That's interesting--I can't recall exactly what palladium gets used for, but I'm pretty sure it's for industrial purposes much like platinum.  Don't know why it's up so much.  Guess I'll have to do some googling.

Is bitcoin actually considered a commodity?  I never thought of it as one.  It's more like a hybrid of a currency and a stock (though I know it doesn't fit the definition of being a stock).  Interesting to think of it as a "digital commodity" because I don't know how many of those there are.  Anyway, bitcoin was up over 100% for 2019 if I'm not mistaken.  It started off the year at around $3200 and ended it above $7k, right?  That might be nitpickiness, but those numbers could be more exact IMO.

Gas was up that much?  I don't own a car but I do look at the prices when I'm at the local gas station, and they didn't move that noticeably for much of the year.  Interesting.

[djsugar]

Bigger than other commodities?
That's the wrong way to put it. Bitcoin is way behind other commodities or investment asset when it comes to market cap. That's why the direct comparison won't make sense too. The volatility and returns will change largely when btc reach such a market cap.
But yeah when it comes to returns, yes, Bitcoin left these commodities and stocks way behind. 100% return a year is amazing for any trader.

[Bitcoin ShitList]

IEOs actually almost out performed bitcoin last year,it  has great returns though....will see how it does this time around

[marcous]

gold does not have a significant effect if we invest. But if seen from the increase it is clear the price of gold rises every year and is safer. Of course, when compared to price movements, Bitcoin is more tempting but very risky. We never know how long Bitcoin/cryptocurrency will last.

[barabarian1]

This is interesting information, so we know that even in 2019 bitcoin has not reached bullish bitcoin, but it still provides a bigger profit than other investments. bitcoin has a high risk but if we can use the volatility well we will get a profit. we can use bitcoin for short-term investments or long-term investments depending on market conditions.

[drlukacs]

As we close out 2019, Bitcoin has come out on top compared to all other commodities once again. It brought the highest returns this year by far.

Bitcoin’s returns in 2019 trumps all other commodities. The leading cryptocurrency brought in returns almost double that of the second-best performing commodity this year.

• Bitcoin: +100%
• Palladium: +57%
• Gasoline: +34%
• Coffee: +30%
• Lumber: +27%
• Platinum: +19%
• Gold: +18%
• Silver: +15%
• Sugar: +13%
• Wheat: +11%

Full Source here

Despite of all the ups and downs we had this year so far, it really looks good so far in terms of economic growth.

Probabily it will grow even more after upcoming halving and more new investors and countries will most likely start their way into such investment option.

This just show us who's the boss when comparing Gold with Bitcoin considering Gold being only +18%

You should know that Gold has been around for a long time and its index reflects the reality of what the world is doing. As for Bitcoin, although its index has shown a significant increase after each year, it is still considered a valuable asset. Do you think it is reasonable that it is just a digital asset and is exaggerated by people? It cannot even pay for services in many countries and it is always criticized by many great economists. You should reconsider the long-term growth of bitcoin.

[btc78]

easy to calculate if we will only look about the growth of bitcoin last 2019,from $3000 level last January it climbs to $7000 level in December so this means we are in more than 100% bigger last year.

but that is good to mention here mate,after everything that brings bad issue in the past yet there are some good to happen.

[Bonenx14]

This is interesting information, so we know that even in 2019 bitcoin has not reached bullish bitcoin, but it still provides a bigger profit than other investments. bitcoin has a high risk but if we can use the volatility well we will get a profit. we can use bitcoin for short-term investments or long-term investments depending on market conditions.

market conditions have indeed become one of the references for investing, if the bearish market might be better to invest long-term but there must be some research first. and to invest in bitcoin for a short period of time it may be that the profit resistance will be smaller, and always take advantage of the potential.

[BitcoinsGreat]

Thank you OP for highlighting this aspect of bitcoin else there are threads that says 2019 is bearish. You can get enormous gain on bitcoin provided you have bought it at start of 2019 when bitcoin was at its lowest. Investors prefer other markets like gold, equity and forex as they are more stable, mature and driven by fundamentals.

Bitcoin moved from 3500$ to around 13800$ this year and no other commodity moved to 4.5x. Bitcoin is bearish because after reaching 14K, it is constantly on a downtrend to 7200$ now. Also i think people want bitcoin to cross the all time high and till that time, they consider it to be in bearish mode.

[sovie]

Bitcoin profit is always in the long run. Those who can buy and hodl bitcoin get huge profit. What need to understand is that this 100% profit doesn’t came in few days. Those who bought bitcoin when it was trading at 4000$ earlier in 2019 had the opportunity to sell it off later at 11500$. I don’t think there is anyother investment that gave such huge return.

[1Referee]

I don’t think there is anyother investment that gave such huge return.

This. It's so funny when people call Bitcoin boring and almost 'threaten' to put their money into a different asset class if Bitcoin doesn't quickly do something.

A lot of people have no prior experience with anything related to investing, which explains why they are so ignorant and reckless. Anyone calling Bitcoin boring just because it hasn't gone up 500% in a matter of months is desperately in need of a reality check. Try put your money into stocks, Gold, etc. You'll be wishing to not have invested in any of these assets with such an attitude.

People who want fast gains don't need Bitcoin. There are a wide variety of options available to make your wildest dreams come true, but the reality is that more people end up broke chasing the quick money.

[GideonGono]

As we close out 2019, Bitcoin has come out on top compared to all other commodities once again. It brought the highest returns this year by far.

Bitcoin’s returns in 2019 trumps all other commodities. The leading cryptocurrency brought in returns almost double that of the second-best performing commodity this year.

• Bitcoin: +100%
• Palladium: +57%
• Gasoline: +34%
• Coffee: +30%
• Lumber: +27%
• Platinum: +19%
• Gold: +18%
• Silver: +15%
• Sugar: +13%
• Wheat: +11%

Full Source here

Despite of all the ups and downs we had this year so far, it really looks good so far in terms of economic growth.

Probabily it will grow even more after upcoming halving and more new investors and countries will most likely start their way into such investment option.

This just show us who's the boss when comparing Gold with Bitcoin considering Gold being only +18%

Thats good by the way because at least it not pump too much than 2017 like. It was better if it continue to pump in normal way because it was not good to invest when it suddenly pump because there has a high possibility that it would run down mostly as fast as it can. Like the 2018 that was ruin everyone's expectations.

[affandi]

gold does not have a significant effect if we invest. But if seen from the increase it is clear the price of gold rises every year and is safer. Of course, when compared to price movements, Bitcoin is more tempting but very risky. We never know how long Bitcoin/cryptocurrency will last.

Yes, this is cryptocurrency. profitable but very risky to lose. but to be honest, gold is not appropriate when compared with bitcoin. in my opinion, bitcoin and other crypto will still survive and bitcoin is nearing its peak.

[karanggatak]

yes bitcoin is the most profitable investment tool compared to other commodities. in 2019 yesterday bitcoin has increased more than 100% if we buy bitcoin at the beginning of the year when the price of bitcoin is $ 3,500 then if we hold it until July then we already have a large profit because at that time the price of bitcoin rose to $ 14,000. but for people who buy bitcoin in 2018 when the price is high. of course 2019 was a bad year for him. that's why many investors have complained in 2019 because cryptocurrrency is experiencing a downward trend.

[Murat]

It's not about anything special, This is the thing which we are talking about for a long time, but the main thing is that Bitcoin is not a product, So don't compare Bitcoin with anything else, I hope Bitcoin price will get high more in the coming days than we previously observed, if it doesn't happen then Bitcoin will face a lot of crisis because people have invested in this system a lot only because of Bitcoin, so It means a lot, Bitcoin requires a halving which enhances this platform so long, let's see what will happen in the coming next.

[Assface16678]

yes bitcoin is the most profitable investment tool compared to other commodities. in 2019 yesterday bitcoin has increased more than 100% if we buy bitcoin at the beginning of the year when the price of bitcoin is $ 3,500 then if we hold it until July then we already have a large profit because at that time the price of bitcoin rose to $ 14,000. but for people who buy bitcoin in 2018 when the price is high. of course 2019 was a bad year for him. that's why many investors have complained in 2019 because cryptocurrrency is experiencing a downward trend.

From the previous month of the bitcoin, the bear conquers the market, and many people are afraid to trade because of the low market price before 2020 the graph of the bitcoin shows a good sign of the bulls run because there is a trade against the price graph. Now the prediction is accurate because the price of the bitcoin now is continuously pumping from the dump of 680p dollars rapidly pumping into 7800 dollars and this is a good sign for investment or to buy a bulk of bitcoin to get more profit when it reached the highest point again.

[EdvinZ]

The superiority of Bitcoin's profitability over all other precious metals and commodities can be explained by the fact that the cryptocurrency market is still very young and has a relatively small capitalization. As a result, the volatility of Bitcoin is strongly influenced by news, as well as both positive and negative actions of regulators in different countries.

[aomakun]

The superiority of Bitcoin's profitability over all other precious metals and commodities can be explained by the fact that the cryptocurrency market is still very young and has a relatively small capitalization. As a result, the volatility of Bitcoin is strongly influenced by news, as well as both positive and negative actions of regulators in different countries.

in its age bitcoin is still said to be the investment that has the youngest age compared to other metals and minerals. but with this young age bitcoin provides potential and price movements that are quite good compared to other investments. Even though the risk is high, investors who choose to invest in bitcoin are also quite a lot, and certainly every year will provide an increase in the number of investors.

[Wintersoldier]

The superiority of Bitcoin's profitability over all other precious metals and commodities can be explained by the fact that the cryptocurrency market is still very young and has a relatively small capitalization. As a result, the volatility of Bitcoin is strongly influenced by news, as well as both positive and negative actions of regulators in different countries.

As a whole, they are all investment platforms where people could gain profits into, but to be aligned mostly to some metals, I think bitcoin do really have a very different aspect how it performs in the market. And probably, the most likely it could be compared and contrasted should be with the stock market. In which both are digital, and with a huge similarity when it comes to strategies we need to implement to gain profit. In my experience, if we have certain knowledge in investing on stock, indeed, this knowledge is somehow applicable to analyzing market graphs in cryptocurrency.

[lixer]

2019 was indeed a very good year for Bitcoin, but some people really don’t know that.

The increase is far much ahead of what Gold was able to achieve , just that some noobs who invest when price is already at itsapex for the year, they just want it to keep going up so that they can keep making money until they have become rich overnight. They just see Bitcoin as a means for getting rich quick, and when they happen to be unfortunate they start whining in the forum about BTC being a scam and not increasing in price. They forgot that Bitcoin went from $3000 to $13000 last year.

[isaac_clarke22]

I read an article some days ago from CNN saying since bitcoin establishments in 2009 it has been the best Investment asset and the best in the last decade. So 2019 has to be no different, we focus on highs of bitcoin without observing the lows. Assuming we were paying attention to the lows we'll understand bitcoin has always been profitable year in year out. The volatile of bitcoin is what make it profitable, it can be low today but in matter of minutes give you 10-30% return of investment and matter of days give you 100% ROI, that's something most assets can't boost off.

Well if we put it in a big picture, it's like Bitcoin only moves up generally. Every year the price just goes up, and it is the only commodity I am aware of that increases rapidly unlike the mentioned commodities by the OP which is due to inflation as well as the demand plus it is regulated by the government anyway in the end.
I've read this page in Wikipedia about the price each year of Bitcoin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bitcoin#Prices_and_value_history
Observe that even if it went from 31 USD to 2 USD the same year of 2011, it still managed to bounce back still.

[coinfinger]

The superiority of Bitcoin's profitability over all other precious metals and commodities can be explained by the fact that the cryptocurrency market is still very young and has a relatively small capitalization. As a result, the volatility of Bitcoin is strongly influenced by news, as well as both positive and negative actions of regulators in different countries.

in its age bitcoin is still said to be the investment that has the youngest age compared to other metals and minerals. but with this young age bitcoin provides potential and price movements that are quite good compared to other investments. Even though the risk is high, investors who choose to invest in bitcoin are also quite a lot, and certainly every year will provide an increase in the number of investors.

The number of investors is always in the ascending manner if we compare from the year 2010 and that is actually what is driving the price of bitcoins higher and higher. We all know the price of each cryptocurrency, including bitcoin depends on the demand and supply factor.

Supply is constant but demand keeps on rising which drives the price for bitcoins on the all time high peak each time. Investors would never lose their faith in bitcoins no matter how hard dump it takes, investors would utilize that dump to buy again and it would again drive the price upwards keeping bitcoins again on the top list as stated by OP.

[wxxyrqa]

2019 was indeed a very good year for Bitcoin, but some people really don’t know that.

The increase is far much ahead of what Gold was able to achieve , just that some noobs who invest when price is already at itsapex for the year, they just want it to keep going up so that they can keep making money until they have become rich overnight. They just see Bitcoin as a means for getting rich quick, and when they happen to be unfortunate they start whining in the forum about BTC being a scam and not increasing in price. They forgot that Bitcoin went from $3000 to $13000 last year.

I completely agree with your opinion that few people know about the prices of Bitcoin and about changes in the cryptocurrency market besides the cryptocurrency user community.  Although information about cryptocurrencies is constantly being heard in the media, few people turn to it from ordinary people.  Nevertheless, I want to really pay attention to the opportunities that were provided at the beginning of 2019, when Bitcoin increased in price by almost 5 times and this was a great opportunity for many cryptocurrency users who invested their money in Bitcoin at the end of 2018.

[gundala]

2019 was indeed a very good year for Bitcoin, but some people really don’t know that.

The increase is far much ahead of what Gold was able to achieve , just that some noobs who invest when price is already at itsapex for the year, they just want it to keep going up so that they can keep making money until they have become rich overnight. They just see Bitcoin as a means for getting rich quick, and when they happen to be unfortunate they start whining in the forum about BTC being a scam and not increasing in price. They forgot that Bitcoin went from $3000 to $13000 last year.

Yes, that is true because most people compare it with prices in 2017. Even though if we look more specifically, the price increase in 2019 as a whole has good progress, and for those who succeed in predicting this with the analysis, they will definitely get a profit. and for those who want quick wealth without having sufficient knowledge in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, they will only get losses and excessive expectations will make them hurt. As you explained, they will say a scam.
Bitcoin is indeed a high-value commodity, but on the other hand, it has high volatility as well so the risk is also high. So it needs analysis to determine when the right position to buy and sell or hold.

[crzy]

2019 is a full of challenges and yet bitcoin was still able to end it on top, because of this I’m so excited for bitcoin this year because i know it will continue to grow. There are times that I hate bitcoin when it dump that much, but since then I realized that I have to buy even if there’s a panic, bitcoin is the best and it will still place on top this year.

[vicoma]

The innovation behind Bitcoin will make it outperformed other commodities not only at this present moment but for long. There is nothing compared to having the financial freedom to return back to you in a secure and immutable environment.

[meanwords]

It's a good thing that Bitcoin had that kind of return but let's all remember what happened in 2018. Because of that event, almost all of us are able to buy at a good price which then led us to this return. Let's also not forget that Bitcoin is the most volatile of them all which beat almost all the market in the world. Though it's an impressive number, we are still far from all-time high.

[rodskee]

Indeed! All the people who complain about a bear market seem to forget that we made about 100% last year! If that's a bear market in crypto, then I wonder how we'd call it if BTC only appreciates 20% this year 😉 If my stocks did that this year, I would be a happy man!

Looks like many beginners expect a continuous bull run, instead of a YoY climb (or decline, also possible of course).

forget the complaining because they are not here to support Bitcoin but only to profit so what can we expect from them?the important thing here now is what the status of bitcoin in the world economy and how this are improving years after years.they dont even give credit if the Bitcoin is in Bull market but cries when Bear is there.just let them cry and we as Supporters stays Holding and circulating Bitcoin ,from gambling materials to Payments.

[drlukacs]

yep, this is normal because its value is not controlled.  As for bitcoin, it is a digital asset and is traded in many unregulated decentralized exchanges.  That's why sharks prefer to manipulate the price of Btc to make more profit and inadvertently make it grow stronger than other types of assets.

[Wintersoldier]

yep, this is normal because its value is not controlled.  As for bitcoin, it is a digital asset and is traded in many unregulated decentralized exchanges.  That's why sharks prefer to manipulate the price of Btc to make more profit and inadvertently make it grow stronger than other types of assets.

It is quite ironic to infer that bictoins value isn't controlled but its market price could be manipulated. Or what is more important is to close both of these to the term volatility.That is mainly because bitcoin serves as an investment compared to other cryotos, that is why when people saw it in the market, it always standout but in fact, bitcoin isn't the crypto supposed to be for daily transactions. The reason why I can see bitcoin better than altcoin is because of its price, but if we are to consider more features, I'm sure othe raltcoin can deliver better than bitcoin.

[Boov]

yep, this is normal because its value is not controlled.  As for bitcoin, it is a digital asset and is traded in many unregulated decentralized exchanges.  That's why sharks prefer to manipulate the price of Btc to make more profit and inadvertently make it grow stronger than other types of assets.

It is quite ironic to infer that bictoins value isn't controlled but its market price could be manipulated. Or what is more important is to close both of these to the term volatility.That is mainly because bitcoin serves as an investment compared to other cryotos, that is why when people saw it in the market, it always standout but in fact, bitcoin isn't the crypto supposed to be for daily transactions. The reason why I can see bitcoin better than altcoin is because of its price, but if we are to consider more features, I'm sure othe raltcoin can deliver better than bitcoin.

May have tried to beat the bitcoin as a number one cryptocurrency at all times but nobody succeed. The other countries luched and made their own cryptocurrency as their national virtual currency and also to beat the bitcoin but still they are unfortunate. Bitcoin is the most famous and efficient coin at all times even if its price is volatile.

[ttcsalam]

The beginning of the year made Bitcoin much better than 2019. This is true but it does not mean that it will go well throughout the year. However, everyone hopes that the plaintiffs spend a good year. Because it depends on all the coins and the whole market.

[Soots]

yep, this is normal because its value is not controlled.  As for bitcoin, it is a digital asset and is traded in many unregulated decentralized exchanges.  That's why sharks prefer to manipulate the price of Btc to make more profit and inadvertently make it grow stronger than other types of assets.

Typically, the whales can go over investing and risking their money due to huge funds that they've been holding for years. Money isn't the serious issues for but rather how to strategize the market situation. Many times they tried to create more hypes but didn't effect as the ways they desire to do it aggressively.

[BlackFor3st]

As we close out 2019, Bitcoin has come out on top compared to all other commodities once again. It brought the highest returns this year by far.

Bitcoin’s returns in 2019 trumps all other commodities. The leading cryptocurrency brought in returns almost double that of the second-best performing commodity this year.

• Bitcoin: +100%
• Palladium: +57%
• Gasoline: +34%
• Coffee: +30%
• Lumber: +27%
• Platinum: +19%
• Gold: +18%
• Silver: +15%
• Sugar: +13%
• Wheat: +11%

Full Source here

Despite of all the ups and downs we had this year so far, it really looks good so far in terms of economic growth.

Probabily it will grow even more after upcoming halving and more new investors and countries will most likely start their way into such investment option.

This just show us who's the boss when comparing Gold with Bitcoin considering Gold being only +18%

It is a positive output that we are going in a right road as bitcoin continues to dominate the other commodities and as time passes by bitcoin became more and more popular.

This year there is a big chance that bitcoin will reach a new ATH especially if after the halving the demand of bitcoin will continue to grow and it's dominance over other currencies will also goes up.

[slashz9]

it depends on what you are comparing in terms of if indeed the price increases, maybe you are right because the price in the crypto market is very volatile you buy today and can already benefit tomorrow.
but if in terms of trust and interest, gold and other commodities are still much higher in demand, so i think all is balance.

[darkangel11]

it depends on what you are comparing in terms of if indeed the price increases, maybe you are right because the price in the crypto market is very volatile you buy today and can already benefit tomorrow.
but if in terms of trust and interest, gold and other commodities are still much higher in demand, so i think all is balance.

Gold has a bigger market because it has been around for ages and used as a tradable asset for 50 years. Bitcoin was invented 10 years ago and there was almost no markets in the beginning so the real history of tradable Bitcoin is much shorter. It's really hard to compare an asset traded for the last 50 years with one that's been available for trading for a small fraction of that time.

[kecha1]

In 2020, we expect the same thing. It is unlikely that anything will change.

[supercanada1]

yep, this is normal because its value is not controlled.  As for bitcoin, it is a digital asset and is traded in many unregulated decentralized exchanges.  That's why sharks prefer to manipulate the price of Btc to make more profit and inadvertently make it grow stronger than other types of assets.

Typically, the whales can go over investing and risking their money due to huge funds that they've been holding for years. Money isn't the serious issues for but rather how to strategize the market situation. Many times they tried to create more hypes but didn't effect as the ways they desire to do it aggressively.

As whales are the biggest investors in the market that is why they can manipulate the whole market in the way they want to. I support your idea of making good strategies, by making god strategies for our business we can control the downfalls also. You can bring it under your control by setting a good method having a backup plan and a key with you. It is very stable and will gain more stability, also you should prepare your mind for risks because they are the part of every business.

[Wipeout2097]

No doubt Bitcoin is bigger and getting more adoption,Investors,traders make passive income from BTC and the main benefit of Bitcoin is freedom and no more paper work.People appreciate and get attract from a platform where feel comfort and earn passively in limited time.

Bitcoin possess all qualities so this is reason more traffic to BTC and demand of BTC is also increasing day by day,expected halving precious event for BTC and it will bring more positive changes in BTC market.

[tbterryboy]

This is a good information, but I’m still not going to blame those that are whining about price going down, because it all depends on what you got in. In 2019 the price went from $3,300 to $14,000 before turning back to $7,000 and $8,000 currently. Those that bought Bitcoin around $14000 won’t be happy because they are losing so they would want the price to go up, worst is those that got in around early 2018 at the peak price of $20k, they will be pissed by now and regretting why they did. As for those that invested at $3k they would be very happy because they got more than double their income.

[tartibaya]

The increase in prices of basic food items makes me nervous. The increase in wheat prices is not a good thing. There may be an increase in gold or Bitcoin prices. What I am nervous about is the price of Bitcoin or Gold being below the Sugar price!

[passwordnow]

The increase in prices of basic food items makes me nervous. The increase in wheat prices is not a good thing. There may be an increase in gold or Bitcoin prices.

I understand why that makes you nervous because it will have a domino effect and will also affect other products that are using wheat as their material.

What I am nervous about is the price of Bitcoin or Gold being below the Sugar price!

Did you invested heavily with sugary products or you do have a business that relates to it and that's why you're worried about it? with gold, I don't think that it'll go down as what you're imagining right now and same goes for bitcoin.

[Ratash]

Yes bitcoin is in the headline this year even with the problems and the scams but it is revolutionary and the world system will not ignore it because technology is evolving and bitcoin is the key to bring economy and finance to the next level.

[LbtalkL]

Even though they are in different category I can say that bitcoin is still the best, the possibilty of price jump is very possible and can happen anytime unlike gold seems like a stablecoin there is no big jump on its prices but the good thing is there is no big crash. The technology of bitcoin is still evolving around the world no one can stop it.