How to Compare the Year-To-Date Performance of Any Two Assets

We created this chart to show the year-to-date performance of Bitcoin (candlesticks) compared to the year-to-date performance of the S&P 500 (orange line). Here's how you can create a chart like this to compare assets and their year-to-date performance:

Step 1 - Create a chart for the asset you're interested in by typing its name into the search box.
Step 2 - Press the YTD (year-to-date) button at the bottom of the chart to set its time frame.
Step 3 - Press the 'Compare' button at the top of your chart and select the assets you want to compare.
Step 4 - Your chart will now show two assets and their YTD performance in percentage terms.

As 2019 comes to an end, this simple solution shows what assets performed best, worst or shared interesting correlations. Traders and investors can use this to reflect on lessons learned or gain insights into what the new year could bring.

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