Bitcoin's purchasing power in 2018

BTC opened 2018 at $14,736 and closed at $3,729 (-74.7% on the year). Over 365 trading days, BTC ranged from $3,195 (low) to $16,556 (high).

Bitcoin in commodities, 2018 open vs close

1 BTC → gold
11.21 oz → 2.91 oz
1 BTC → silver
860.49 oz → 240.65 oz
BTC USD high / low
$16,556 / $3,195

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 2018$10,0817.49 oz581.29 oz
Feb 2018$10,4287.91 oz635.31 oz
Mar 2018$6,8725.15 oz417.01 oz
Apr 2018$9,2177.00 oz564.40 oz
May 2018$7,5475.81 oz459.56 oz
Jun 2018$6,1364.91 oz383.25 oz
Jul 2018$7,7106.30 oz497.11 oz
Aug 2018$7,0425.87 oz485.34 oz
Sep 2018$6,6115.56 oz454.58 oz
Oct 2018$6,3255.20 oz443.39 oz
Nov 2018$3,9753.25 oz280.29 oz
Dec 2018$3,7292.91 oz240.65 oz