<story><title>Is Bitcoin Becoming More Stable Than Gold?</title><url>http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/04/19/is-bitcoin-becoming-more-stable-than-gold/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>JamilD</author><text>&amp;gt; &amp;quot;The last 24 days mark the longest period in which bitcoin prices have been less volatile than gold prices, going back to 2010.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Twenty-four days is not enough time to extrapolate any real meaning. It could be just chance, it could be indicative of a long-term trend, but I&amp;#x27;d file this headline under the category of &amp;quot;questions to which the answer is no&amp;quot;.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>cb18</author><text>Not only is it not enough time to extrapolate any real meaning, but to choose a period of 24 days that correspond to a period of diminishing interest in bitcoin and heightened interest in gold because of roiling in the broader markets and then to suggest bitcoin is now more stable than gold is reaching the heights of absurdity.&lt;p&gt;Which is more &amp;#x27;stable&amp;#x27;?&lt;p&gt;A commodity on which economies have rested for millennia along with many other established uses, or a commodity less than a decade old that has yet to establish any sustainable use?&lt;p&gt;hmmm..</text></comment>
<story><title>Is Bitcoin Becoming More Stable Than Gold?</title><url>http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/04/19/is-bitcoin-becoming-more-stable-than-gold/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>JamilD</author><text>&amp;gt; &amp;quot;The last 24 days mark the longest period in which bitcoin prices have been less volatile than gold prices, going back to 2010.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Twenty-four days is not enough time to extrapolate any real meaning. It could be just chance, it could be indicative of a long-term trend, but I&amp;#x27;d file this headline under the category of &amp;quot;questions to which the answer is no&amp;quot;.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>cloudjacker</author><text>Twenty four days is pretty arbitrary, but the main takeaway is that it is a very non-volatile period in bitcoin&amp;#x27;s price history&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately extremely boring</text></comment>