COINDESK MACRO BENCHMARK

BTC vs. Gold Yield Correlation & Rate-Shock Analyzer

Evidence: CoinDesk Markets 90-day US10Y Corr: BTC (-0.17) vs. Gold (-0.41)
BTC 90-Day US10Y Correlation
-0.17
Beta: -0.42x | Low Rate Sensitivity
Gold 90-Day US10Y Correlation
-0.41
Beta: -0.98x | Strong Duration Discount
Simulated US10Y Yield Shock
+50 bps
Baseline Yield: 4.25% → 4.75%
Portfolio Implied Impact
-0.34%
Alloc: 50% BTC / 50% Gold
Macro Rate-Shock Controls Current Baseline
US 10Y Yield Delta +50 bps
-100 bps (Dovish Pivot) 0 bps +250 bps (Volcker Shock)
Macroeconomic Regimes
Rolling Observation Window
Portfolio Hard-Asset Mix 50% BTC / 50% Gold
100% Gold 50 / 50 100% BTC
Hard Asset Divergence: With a 90-day yield correlation of -0.17, BTC exhibits less than half the negative yield sensitivity of gold (-0.41), cushioning multi-asset portfolios against sovereign bond volatility.

Rate Shock Sensitivity Vector Curve

Simulated asset return divergence across US10Y nominal yield adjustments (-100 to +250 bps)

Bitcoin ($BTC)
Gold ($XAU)
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Empirical Macro Sensitivity & Covariance Decomposition (Baseline vs Counterfactual)
Asset US10Y Correlation (ρ) Annualized Volatility (σ) Yield Beta (β) Projected Return @ Current Shock Duration Drag Index Sharpe Delta (Δ)