Why Bitcoin Matters for Africa

Re:Why Bitcoin Matters for Africa by mrb on Sunday February 23, 2014 @11:03PM (#7289025)

Look harder. Over the last 4-5 years volatility has gone down. And episodes of volatility spiking up are rarer.

A linear regression on the volatility line is clearly going down:

http://btcmag.9wizards.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/201...

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Re:Why Bitcoin Matters for Africa by sanswork on Sunday February 23, 2014 @11:10PM (#7289042)

What method of tracking volatility are you looking at because all the ones I've tried on http://bitcoincharts.com/ at the all data length show an increase in volatility.

(Tried Chaikin Volatility, Donchian Channel, ATR, and Bollinger Band)

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Re:Why Bitcoin Matters for Africa by qznc on Monday February 24, 2014 @05:21AM (#7290022)

http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/bitstampUSD#tgTzm1g10zm2g25z...

Chaikin Volatility goes down imho. I do not really know what the others mean. Are they adjusted for volume?

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Re:Why Bitcoin Matters for Africa by sanswork on Monday February 24, 2014 @11:02AM (#7291484)

I don't think it actually goes down. Look at Jan 12 to Jan 13. Then look at Jan 13 to Jan 14. There is definitely a lot more volatility during the second period.

The others largely measure average price spread using slightly different means from each other.

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