AI Stocks Outshine Bitcoin Volatility

The AI stock market has become more volatile than Bitcoin for the first time. Jeroen Blokland, founder of the Blokland Smart Multi-Asset Fund, noted that semiconductor stocks tied to the AI boom are experiencing substantially more volatility than Bitcoin.

Blokland pointed out that Bitcoin is down roughly 50% from its peak 10 months ago. In contrast, the 60-day realized volatility of the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX) has surged to around 70%, compared with roughly 30% for Bitcoin.

This divergence reflects an 'unprecedented amount of price discovery', or speculation, taking place in AI stocks while relatively little is happening in Bitcoin. Blokland stressed that the volatility gap says little about Bitcoin's long-term fundamentals and emphasized patience remains key for investors who view Bitcoin as a trusted digital store of value.