What was the least volatile period for bitcoin?

[cafucafucafu]

Right now we are going through a phase of relative stability. The price has stayed between 470-520 for over a month. Is this the most stable period in bitcoin's recent history? Will it stay like this for longer?

What was the most stable period that you know of?

[Melbustus]

I recall January 2012 through about July/August 2012 being incredibly stable. In a range 1/100th of the current price.

[franky1]

I recall January 2012 through about July/August 2012 being incredibly stable. In a range 1/100th of the current price.

yep we had months where it stuck at $6.

i just find it funny that people moan about volatility, then moan at small movements..

cant please everyone, when the price moves up people shout the boat is leaving without them and it too late for them to buy cheap, and when it is cheap people are complaining that the boat is sinking.

sometimes i think people have no clue at all about economics and do not think or plan for the future.

all i know is that it costs miners alot to mine and the price is going to move up once the whales stop playing their games. so its a great time to be buying in..
cant wait for october when things start to move forward

[BTCreward]

Historically speaking 2014 has been very stable for the price of bitcoin. Especially if you only count the time after gox had failed. I don't think we have seen any "real" crashes in this period

[hua_hui]

I recall January 2012 through about July/August 2012 being incredibly stable. In a range 1/100th of the current price.

yep we had months where it stuck at $6.

i just find it funny that people moan about volatility, then moan at small movements..

cant please everyone, when the price moves up people shout the boat is leaving without them and it too late for them to buy cheap, and when it is cheap people are complaining that the boat is sinking.

sometimes i think people have no clue at all about economics and do not think or plan for the future.

all i know is that it costs miners alot to mine and the price is going to move up once the whales stop playing their games. so its a great time to be buying in..
cant wait for october when things start to move forward

They don't really have faith in bitcoin and just want to earn quick money using pump and dump.  The speculators have no opportunities when there is not wide range of price movement. Some traders fear to buy when the price decline. Some holders are greedy when the price is pushed higher.

[OrientA]

Steady and slow rise or little volatility is good for the adoption of BTC and merchant will not lose too much by holding BTC for a few days.

[bornil267645]

Probably from April this year till now...

[oceans]

I also remember seeing in January 2012 the price become stable and stick like that until around the July mark which I personally feel has been the one time it was stable the longest. Who knows maybe this is another time it will stick at being stable for a while and may even stay there longer than it did in 2012.

[cafucafucafu]

So why was Jan-Jul 2012 not manipulated by whales like it is today?

[Giggs]

I'd say recently has been the least volatile. I'd rather it be stable than all over the place.

[LiteCoinGuy]

I recall January 2012 through about July/August 2012 being incredibly stable. In a range 1/100th of the current price.

yep we had months where it stuck at $6.

i just find it funny that people moan about volatility, then moan at small movements..

cant please everyone, when the price moves up people shout the boat is leaving without them and it too late for them to buy cheap, and when it is cheap people are complaining that the boat is sinking.

sometimes i think people have no clue at all about economics and do not think or plan for the future.

all i know is that it costs miners alot to mine and the price is going to move up once the whales stop playing their games. so its a great time to be buying in..
cant wait for october when things start to move forward

its like the weather, never perfect 

[4onesea]

This period maybe isn't the most stable ever, but we are sleeping in this range for months now.

[Mr Tea]

I can't remember the time but late last year the price seemed to be pretty stable until of course it crashed. I wonder if the price will creep up like it did then in the last couple of months of this year?