Bitcoin's purchasing power in 2016

BTC opened 2016 at $431.62 and closed at $981.01 (+127.3% on the year). Over 366 trading days, BTC ranged from $367.63 (low) to $981.01 (high).

Bitcoin in commodities, 2016 open vs close

1 BTC → gold
0.405 oz → 0.851 oz
1 BTC → silver
31.17 oz → 61.18 oz
BTC USD high / low
$981.01 / $367.63

Month-by-month closes

Each row uses the last available trading day of the month for the BTC/USD, BTC/XAU, and BTC/XAG ratios.

Month-endBTC USD1 BTC in gold1 BTC in silver
Jan 2016$372.230.331 oz25.99 oz
Feb 2016$437.200.353 oz29.34 oz
Mar 2016$416.100.337 oz26.95 oz
Apr 2016$452.310.350 oz25.51 oz
May 2016$527.230.434 oz32.95 oz
Jun 2016$667.780.505 oz35.69 oz
Jul 2016$630.580.466 oz30.88 oz
Aug 2016$572.340.437 oz30.69 oz
Sep 2016$605.620.460 oz31.57 oz
Oct 2016$699.110.548 oz39.08 oz
Nov 2016$741.840.632 oz44.93 oz
Dec 2016$981.010.851 oz61.18 oz