What If You Invested $1,000 in Bitcoin (BTCUSD)?
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Historical return extremes for Bitcoin (BTCUSD) from 2009 to 2026
What if you bought at the best or worst time? Max profit, max drawdown, and total return since ICO.
| Scenario | Return | Start date | Start price | End date | End price | $1,000 becomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max profitMore info about Max profit | +20,333,581,588% | $0.00061337 | $124,720.09 | $203,335,816,880.51 | ||
| Max drawdownMore info about Max drawdown | -93.07% | $29.60 | $2.05 | $69.26 | ||
| Return since ICOMore info about Return since ICO | +8,309,142,219% | $0.00076392 | $63,475.20 | $83,091,423,185.67 |
- Max profitMore info about Max profit+20,333,581,588%$203,335,816,880.51
- Max drawdownMore info about Max drawdown-93.07%$69.26
- Return since ICOMore info about Return since ICO+8,309,142,219%$83,091,423,185.67
Each row shows the start and end dates and prices for the scenario, the period return, and the resulting outcome for a $1,000 investment in Bitcoin (BTCUSD). Max profit is the best buy-and-sell pair across the entire price history; max drawdown is the worst peak-to-trough decline; the last row tracks return from ICO to today. Prices are split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — actual outcomes would differ due to fees, taxes, and slippage.
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