BITCOIN RETURNS IN 2012

How did Bitcoin perform in 2012?

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Opened
$4.5800
Highest price
$16.41
Lowest price
$3.8000
Closed
$13.51
Year return
+194.98%

Bitcoin closing price

1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012

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January

+19.74%31 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · January 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$4.5800$5.0000$4.5800$5.0000+5.89%
$5.2680$5.4700$4.8000$5.2170+4.34%
$5.3200$5.3200$5.1400$5.2900+1.40%
$4.8810$5.7000$4.7510$5.5740+5.37%
$5.5740$7.2200$5.5740$6.9480+24.65%
$6.6500$6.9000$6.0000$6.0000−13.64%
$6.6970$7.0160$6.3800$6.8100+13.50%
$6.8100$7.2000$6.7340$7.1140+4.46%
$7.1140$7.1910$5.8100$6.3260−11.08%
$6.2400$7.1400$6.2400$7.1400+12.87%
$6.3620$7.1380$6.3620$6.9000−3.36%
$6.9000$6.9970$6.3370$6.8000−1.45%
$6.8000$6.8040$6.4000$6.4100−5.74%
$6.5000$6.5000$6.3000$6.3000−1.72%
$6.7500$7.0800$6.7410$7.0020+11.14%
$6.2000$7.1000$6.2000$7.1000+1.40%
$6.5000$6.9000$6.0000$6.0000−15.49%
$5.9900$7.1000$5.9900$7.1000+18.33%
$5.9200$6.3610$5.8730$6.3600−10.42%
$6.9000$6.9500$6.5500$6.9500+9.28%
$6.3000$6.7700$6.2800$6.7700−2.59%
$6.7900$6.8300$6.0300$6.7900+0.30%
$6.3100$6.3890$6.2120$6.3560−6.39%
$6.3560$6.3940$6.2190$6.2900−1.04%
$6.2600$6.8600$6.0000$6.3100+0.32%
$5.7560$5.9200$5.3000$5.3400−15.37%
$3.8000$6.0300$3.8000$5.8800+10.11%
$4.9100$4.9100$4.9100$4.9100−16.50%
$5.6270$5.7000$5.3280$5.3820+9.61%
$5.3820$5.6000$5.3670$5.4900+2.01%
$5.4900$5.6500$5.4260$5.4840−0.11%

February

−11.38%29 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · February 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$5.4840$6.2000$5.4680$6.0760+10.80%
$6.0760$6.1990$5.8230$6.1000+0.39%
$6.2900$6.3500$5.9300$6.3000+3.28%
$5.9590$5.9870$5.8400$5.8730−6.78%
$5.8730$5.8850$5.4500$5.6890−3.13%
$5.6890$5.7200$5.4500$5.4530−4.15%
$5.4530$5.7800$5.4500$5.6900+4.35%
$5.6900$5.8490$5.3000$5.6000−1.58%
$5.6000$5.9150$5.5000$5.8300+4.11%
$5.8300$5.9850$5.8010$5.9130+1.42%
$5.9130$6.0000$5.5410$5.6010−5.28%
$5.6010$5.8500$5.4300$5.5150−1.54%
$5.5300$5.7900$5.5000$5.7900+4.99%
$5.2000$5.8000$4.5600$4.8900−15.54%
$4.9000$5.0800$4.6900$4.6900−4.09%
$4.5000$4.9800$4.1500$4.5100−3.84%
$4.6700$4.8000$4.5000$4.6700+3.55%
$4.4100$4.4970$4.1200$4.2220−9.59%
$4.2220$4.5200$4.1810$4.3870+3.91%
$4.3870$4.4700$4.2900$4.3730−0.32%
$4.5200$4.5800$4.3000$4.5800+4.73%
$4.2720$4.5400$4.2710$4.4250−3.38%
$4.4250$5.1980$4.4200$5.0150+13.33%
$5.0150$5.1000$4.8250$5.0290+0.28%
$5.0290$5.0700$4.6500$4.7730−5.09%
$4.7730$5.1000$4.7730$4.9220+3.12%
$4.9220$4.9900$4.8900$4.9600+0.77%
$4.9600$5.0000$4.7350$4.8680−1.85%
$4.8680$4.9000$4.8000$4.8600−0.16%

March

+1.01%31 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · March 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$4.8600$4.9890$4.8600$4.9210+1.26%
$4.9210$4.9500$4.5100$4.7050−4.39%
$4.7050$4.7800$4.5100$4.6140−1.93%
$4.6140$4.9500$4.6120$4.8200+4.46%
$4.8200$5.0500$4.8200$4.9840+3.40%
$4.9840$5.0700$4.9000$4.9900+0.12%
$4.9900$5.0500$4.8400$4.9380−1.04%
$4.9380$5.0000$4.7550$4.9300−0.16%
$4.9300$4.9490$4.8210$4.8610−1.40%
$4.8610$4.9130$4.7530$4.8330−0.58%
$4.8330$4.9900$4.8110$4.9100+1.59%
$4.9100$4.9500$4.8560$4.8900−0.41%
$4.8900$5.4100$4.8650$5.2700+7.77%
$5.2700$5.4500$5.2520$5.3900+2.28%
$5.3900$5.4450$5.2550$5.3270−1.17%
$5.3270$5.4000$5.3000$5.3440+0.32%
$5.3440$5.4000$5.2120$5.2160−2.40%
$5.2160$5.3400$5.2110$5.2790+1.21%
$5.2790$5.3100$4.5000$4.6940−11.08%
$4.6940$4.9000$4.5880$4.8380+3.07%
$4.8380$4.8700$4.7500$4.8150−0.48%
$4.8150$4.8800$4.5980$4.7040−2.31%
$4.7040$4.7900$4.6000$4.6860−0.38%
$4.6860$4.7290$4.5960$4.6760−0.21%
$4.6760$4.6830$4.3000$4.5500−2.69%
$4.5500$4.7380$4.5160$4.6210+1.56%
$4.6210$4.8460$4.4900$4.8110+4.11%
$4.8110$4.8370$4.7210$4.7880−0.48%
$4.7880$4.8610$4.7100$4.8080+0.42%
$4.8080$4.8800$4.7170$4.8600+1.08%
$4.8600$4.9500$4.8200$4.9090+1.01%

April

+0.81%30 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · April 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$4.9090$4.9200$4.7300$4.8270−1.67%
$4.8270$5.0800$4.7600$4.9740+3.05%
$4.9740$4.9950$4.8100$4.9520−0.44%
$4.9520$4.9700$4.8900$4.9100−0.85%
$4.9100$4.9350$4.8700$4.9190+0.18%
$4.9190$4.9800$4.8800$4.9500+0.63%
$4.9500$4.9500$4.6870$4.6900−5.25%
$4.6900$4.8000$4.6200$4.7930+2.20%
$4.7930$4.8790$4.7320$4.8720+1.65%
$4.8720$4.9000$4.7640$4.8370−0.72%
$4.8370$4.9800$4.7910$4.9280+1.88%
$4.9280$4.9460$4.8430$4.9200−0.16%
$4.9200$4.9450$4.7300$4.9400+0.41%
$4.9400$5.0300$4.9000$4.9600+0.40%
$4.9600$4.9800$4.8600$4.9690+0.18%
$4.9690$4.9790$4.9100$4.9320−0.74%
$4.9320$5.0220$4.9250$4.9760+0.89%
$4.9760$5.1780$4.9600$5.1180+2.85%
$5.1180$5.1900$5.1000$5.1380+0.39%
$5.1380$5.4800$5.1010$5.3500+4.13%
$5.3500$5.4790$5.1100$5.2600−1.68%
$5.2600$5.3250$5.1010$5.2040−1.06%
$5.2040$5.2180$4.9600$4.9600−4.69%
$4.9600$5.2000$4.9520$5.0980+2.78%
$5.0980$5.1800$5.0360$5.1320+0.67%
$5.1320$5.1750$4.9900$5.0980−0.66%
$5.0980$5.1240$5.0320$5.1090+0.22%
$5.1090$5.1090$4.8460$4.9790−2.54%
$4.9790$5.0180$4.8800$4.9040−1.51%
$4.9040$5.0000$4.8700$4.9490+0.92%

May

+4.67%31 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · May 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$4.9490$5.0000$4.9160$5.0000+1.03%
$5.0000$5.1790$4.9700$5.0740+1.48%
$5.0740$5.1840$5.0200$5.1340+1.18%
$5.1340$5.1500$5.0670$5.0670−1.31%
$5.0670$5.1200$5.0290$5.0770+0.20%
$5.0770$5.0990$5.0140$5.0500−0.53%
$5.0500$5.0960$4.9710$5.0600+0.20%
$5.0600$5.1000$4.9600$5.0500−0.20%
$5.0500$5.0960$5.0000$5.0440−0.12%
$5.0440$5.1250$4.8030$4.8500−3.85%
$4.8500$5.0000$4.8010$4.9600+2.27%
$4.9600$4.9990$4.9150$4.9460−0.28%
$4.9460$4.9990$4.9200$4.9300−0.32%
$4.9300$5.0360$4.9000$5.0060+1.54%
$5.0060$5.0400$4.9510$5.0350+0.58%
$5.0350$5.1350$5.0000$5.0890+1.07%
$5.0890$5.1000$5.0510$5.1000+0.22%
$5.1000$5.1300$5.0610$5.1180+0.35%
$5.1180$5.1430$5.0700$5.0990−0.37%
$5.0990$5.1500$5.0850$5.0900−0.18%
$5.0900$5.1300$5.0620$5.1000+0.20%
$5.1000$5.1150$5.0500$5.0990−0.02%
$5.0990$5.1650$5.0650$5.1400+0.80%
$5.1400$5.1490$5.0700$5.1190−0.41%
$5.1190$5.1500$5.1020$5.1450+0.51%
$5.1450$5.1450$5.1000$5.1030−0.82%
$5.1030$5.1480$5.1000$5.1390+0.71%
$5.1390$5.1600$5.1100$5.1360−0.06%
$5.1360$5.1590$5.0150$5.1500+0.27%
$5.1500$5.1730$5.1000$5.1350−0.29%
$5.1350$5.2000$5.1120$5.1800+0.88%

June

+29.15%30 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · June 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$5.1800$5.2790$5.1800$5.2750+1.83%
$5.2750$5.2750$5.2130$5.2490−0.49%
$5.2490$5.2540$5.2050$5.2050−0.84%
$5.2050$5.2790$5.1800$5.2660+1.17%
$5.2660$5.5000$5.2240$5.4400+3.30%
$5.4400$5.4900$5.3890$5.4600+0.37%
$5.4600$5.5940$5.4100$5.5910+2.40%
$5.5910$5.6600$5.5600$5.6330+0.75%
$5.6330$5.7000$5.4620$5.5600−1.30%
$5.5600$5.5770$5.4270$5.4680−1.65%
$5.4680$5.6000$5.4320$5.5750+1.96%
$5.5750$5.7500$5.5000$5.7000+2.24%
$5.7000$5.9600$5.6600$5.9290+4.02%
$5.9290$5.9740$5.8080$5.9540+0.42%
$5.9540$6.5870$5.8830$6.5000+9.17%
$6.5000$6.5990$6.2610$6.4000−1.54%
$6.4000$6.5300$6.1030$6.1640−3.69%
$6.1640$6.3600$6.0300$6.3100+2.37%
$6.3100$6.5330$6.2810$6.4990+3.00%
$6.4990$6.7100$6.4500$6.6700+2.63%
$6.6700$6.8000$6.5610$6.6800+0.15%
$6.6800$6.8000$6.4280$6.5480−1.98%
$6.5480$6.6510$6.4000$6.4280−1.83%
$6.4280$6.4700$6.3500$6.3500−1.21%
$6.3500$6.4460$6.2170$6.3050−0.71%
$6.3050$6.4700$6.2890$6.4200+1.82%
$6.4200$6.6500$6.4000$6.6470+3.54%
$6.6470$6.6690$6.4900$6.6060−0.62%
$6.6060$6.6790$6.5420$6.6500+0.67%
$6.6500$6.6940$6.6020$6.6900+0.60%

July

+39.76%31 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · July 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$6.6900$6.6940$6.5350$6.6290−0.91%
$6.6290$6.7650$6.5780$6.7600+1.98%
$6.7600$6.7600$6.4000$6.4500−4.59%
$6.4500$6.5500$6.4500$6.5100+0.93%
$6.5100$6.7700$6.4810$6.6700+2.46%
$6.6700$6.7200$6.5500$6.6480−0.33%
$6.6480$6.8700$6.6300$6.7620+1.71%
$6.7620$6.8600$6.7230$6.7990+0.55%
$6.7990$7.1000$6.7430$7.0210+3.27%
$7.0210$7.2500$6.9600$7.2000+2.55%
$7.2000$7.2570$7.0180$7.1500−0.69%
$7.1500$7.9000$7.1000$7.7640+8.59%
$7.7640$7.8160$7.4200$7.6650−1.28%
$7.6650$7.6650$7.5160$7.5420−1.60%
$7.5420$7.7000$7.4500$7.6210+1.05%
$7.6210$8.6500$7.6180$8.5000+11.53%
$8.5000$9.4900$7.3220$8.8000+3.53%
$8.8000$9.3990$8.5000$9.1100+3.52%
$9.1100$9.2340$8.8180$8.8700−2.63%
$8.8700$8.8700$7.6000$8.5200−3.95%
$8.5200$9.7000$7.9600$8.8460+3.83%
$8.8460$8.9700$8.2710$8.4100−4.93%
$8.4100$9.2000$7.7500$8.4460+0.43%
$8.4460$8.8500$8.3400$8.6000+1.82%
$8.6000$8.9000$8.3690$8.8000+2.33%
$8.8000$8.9010$8.6000$8.9000+1.14%
$8.9000$8.9500$8.8140$8.9000+0.00%
$8.9000$8.9300$8.7100$8.8880−0.13%
$8.8880$8.8880$8.7000$8.7100−2.00%
$8.7100$9.1500$8.7000$9.0980+4.45%
$9.0980$9.4400$9.0790$9.3500+2.77%

August

+8.66%31 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · August 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$9.3500$9.6500$9.1110$9.5500+2.14%
$9.5500$11.00$9.4120$10.53+10.26%
$10.53$11.12$10.30$10.97+4.18%
$10.97$11.30$10.53$10.98+0.09%
$10.98$11.29$10.11$10.87−1.00%
$10.87$11.19$10.64$10.86−0.09%
$10.86$11.10$10.65$11.10+2.21%
$11.10$11.15$10.85$11.06−0.36%
$11.06$12.00$10.80$11.06+0.00%
$11.06$11.60$11.01$11.39+2.98%
$11.39$11.60$11.39$11.51+1.05%
$11.51$11.77$11.45$11.62+0.96%
$11.62$12.05$11.49$12.04+3.61%
$12.04$12.34$11.89$12.19+1.25%
$12.19$13.25$12.16$13.25+8.70%
$13.25$13.84$12.50$13.50+1.89%
$13.49$16.41$11.50$12.50−7.41%
$11.58$12.90$11.02$11.61−7.12%
$11.61$11.62$7.5800$8.0000−31.09%
$8.0000$10.50$7.8100$10.10+26.25%
$10.10$10.30$9.6990$9.9150−1.83%
$9.9150$10.10$9.5710$9.8070−1.09%
$9.8070$10.25$9.7050$10.10+2.99%
$10.10$10.62$9.8520$10.60+4.95%
$10.60$10.63$10.20$10.62+0.19%
$10.62$10.62$10.45$10.61−0.09%
$10.61$12.15$10.54$10.95+3.20%
$10.95$11.21$10.50$10.94−0.09%
$10.94$11.13$10.55$10.92−0.18%
$10.92$10.93$10.60$10.78−1.28%
$10.78$10.83$9.6600$10.16−5.75%

September

+22.05%30 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · September 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$10.16$10.30$9.7760$9.9650−1.92%
$9.9650$10.36$9.7190$10.20+2.36%
$10.20$10.59$10.09$10.53+3.24%
$10.53$10.53$10.15$10.38−1.42%
$10.38$11.17$10.26$11.00+5.97%
$11.00$11.29$10.64$11.18+1.64%
$11.18$11.21$10.95$11.00−1.61%
$11.00$11.14$10.77$11.04+0.36%
$11.04$11.14$10.92$11.02−0.18%
$11.02$11.19$10.87$11.17+1.36%
$11.17$11.35$10.88$11.33+1.43%
$11.33$11.39$10.78$11.36+0.26%
$11.36$11.40$11.22$11.40+0.35%
$11.40$11.80$11.32$11.74+2.98%
$11.74$11.79$11.60$11.75+0.09%
$11.75$11.99$11.72$11.87+1.02%
$11.87$11.96$11.77$11.89+0.17%
$11.89$12.35$11.84$12.25+3.03%
$12.25$12.69$12.15$12.57+2.61%
$12.57$12.66$12.25$12.30−2.15%
$12.30$12.50$12.01$12.37+0.57%
$12.37$12.40$12.14$12.24−1.05%
$12.24$12.27$11.63$12.19−0.41%
$12.19$12.30$11.95$12.10−0.74%
$12.10$12.23$12.01$12.20+0.83%
$12.20$12.46$12.02$12.27+0.57%
$12.27$12.40$12.21$12.31+0.33%
$12.31$12.45$12.12$12.39+0.65%
$12.39$12.49$12.21$12.36−0.24%
$12.36$12.45$12.30$12.40+0.32%

October

−9.68%31 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · October 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$12.40$12.48$12.32$12.40+0.00%
$12.40$12.88$12.34$12.84+3.55%
$12.84$12.99$12.68$12.89+0.39%
$12.89$13.09$12.60$12.85−0.31%
$12.85$12.97$12.51$12.70−1.17%
$12.70$12.86$12.35$12.51−1.50%
$12.51$12.62$11.70$11.80−5.68%
$11.80$11.95$10.62$11.78−0.17%
$11.78$12.35$11.57$11.90+1.02%
$11.90$12.19$11.77$12.12+1.85%
$12.12$12.15$11.86$12.03−0.74%
$12.03$12.15$11.92$12.00−0.25%
$12.00$12.11$11.85$11.86−1.17%
$11.86$12.03$11.50$11.74−1.01%
$11.74$11.99$11.43$11.84+0.85%
$11.84$11.99$11.50$11.85+0.08%
$11.85$11.96$11.70$11.84−0.08%
$11.84$11.96$11.75$11.94+0.84%
$11.94$11.97$11.62$11.74−1.68%
$11.74$11.85$11.56$11.74+0.00%
$11.74$11.77$11.61$11.63−0.94%
$11.63$11.81$11.47$11.71+0.69%
$11.71$12.00$11.41$11.68−0.26%
$11.68$11.79$11.59$11.65−0.26%
$11.65$11.70$10.52$10.86−6.78%
$10.86$10.95$9.7400$10.19−6.17%
$10.19$10.84$9.8220$10.26+0.69%
$10.26$10.95$10.25$10.70+4.29%
$10.70$10.94$10.32$10.60−0.93%
$10.60$10.89$10.58$10.89+2.74%
$10.89$11.21$10.71$11.20+2.85%

November

+12.23%30 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · November 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$11.20$11.28$10.40$10.57−5.62%
$10.57$10.80$10.33$10.47−0.95%
$10.47$10.65$10.40$10.64+1.62%
$10.64$10.90$10.51$10.80+1.50%
$10.80$10.88$10.61$10.75−0.46%
$10.75$10.90$10.67$10.90+1.40%
$10.90$11.22$10.80$10.92+0.18%
$10.92$11.07$10.75$10.93+0.09%
$10.93$10.98$10.79$10.82−1.01%
$10.82$10.96$10.75$10.89+0.65%
$10.89$10.94$10.70$10.87−0.18%
$10.87$11.18$10.77$11.01+1.29%
$11.01$11.13$10.92$10.95−0.54%
$10.95$11.05$10.82$10.95+0.00%
$10.95$11.30$10.86$11.20+2.28%
$11.20$11.80$11.17$11.75+4.91%
$11.75$11.80$11.52$11.79+0.34%
$11.79$11.83$11.62$11.66−1.10%
$11.66$11.84$11.60$11.80+1.20%
$11.80$11.80$11.57$11.73−0.59%
$11.73$11.78$11.64$11.77+0.34%
$11.77$12.43$11.67$12.42+5.52%
$12.42$12.42$12.13$12.35−0.56%
$12.35$12.48$12.25$12.41+0.49%
$12.41$12.60$12.31$12.48+0.56%
$12.48$12.65$11.89$12.25−1.84%
$12.25$12.34$11.90$12.20−0.41%
$12.20$12.41$12.10$12.35+1.23%
$12.35$12.60$12.15$12.45+0.81%
$12.45$12.65$12.42$12.57+0.96%

December

+7.48%31 days
Bitcoin daily prices and returns · December 2012 · US dollars
DateOpenHighLowCloseDaily change
$12.57$12.69$12.46$12.56−0.08%
$12.56$12.68$12.43$12.50−0.48%
$12.50$12.68$12.48$12.68+1.44%
$12.50$13.01$12.42$12.59−0.71%
$13.41$13.42$13.15$13.38+6.27%
$13.38$13.69$12.90$13.30−0.60%
$13.30$13.55$12.98$13.50+1.50%
$13.50$13.55$13.35$13.42−0.59%
$13.42$13.53$13.02$13.39−0.22%
$13.39$13.55$13.27$13.43+0.30%
$13.43$13.67$13.30$13.56+0.97%
$13.56$13.80$13.30$13.70+1.03%
$13.70$13.80$13.47$13.70+0.00%
$13.70$13.90$13.00$13.60−0.73%
$13.60$13.64$13.44$13.49−0.81%
$13.49$13.67$13.13$13.30−1.41%
$13.30$13.49$12.75$13.25−0.38%
$13.25$13.40$13.11$13.30+0.38%
$13.30$13.60$13.20$13.60+2.26%
$13.60$13.72$13.33$13.56−0.29%
$13.56$13.60$13.42$13.50−0.44%
$13.50$13.59$13.32$13.37−0.96%
$13.37$13.47$13.01$13.31−0.45%
$13.31$13.45$13.21$13.38+0.53%
$13.38$13.43$13.14$13.35−0.22%
$13.35$13.47$13.20$13.47+0.90%
$13.47$13.47$13.25$13.42−0.37%
$13.42$13.65$13.34$13.50+0.60%
$13.50$13.67$13.27$13.40−0.74%
$13.40$13.59$13.35$13.45+0.37%
$13.45$13.56$13.37$13.51+0.45%

Understanding
Bitcoin Returns in 2012

Where it stands today

Bitcoin rose 194.98% in 2012, from $4.5800 at the year's open to $13.51 at its last recorded close as of .

What the 2012 chart shows

One point per day, each the price at that day's close. The highest and lowest figures above the chart come from inside the days, so both sit outside the line: a price reached at midday and given back by the evening never becomes a closing price.

How a daily change is measured

Each day's change compares its close with the day before, including across the turn of a month and the turn of a year. The first row of January is measured against the last day of the year before, so no day in the table is left without a comparison.

Source: Maketo daily price record. Through 31 Dec 2012. Reading for .

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