Bitcoin's annualized volatility drops to 43%, lower than about 19% of S&P 500 constituents

Odaily reports that Frank Chaparro shared Grayscale research data on the X platform, stating that Bitcoin's realized annualized volatility over the past year has dropped to 43%, significantly below its 10-year average of 64% and its level of 81% five years ago.

According to Grayscale's statistics, as of October 6, 2026, Bitcoin's annualized volatility has fallen below that of approximately 19% of S&P 500 index constituents.

Data shows that the stock price volatility of some large listed companies is notably higher than that of Bitcoin, with Coinbase at approximately 70%, SanDisk at approximately 110%, while Amazon and JPMorgan stand at approximately 31% and 20%, respectively.