2015-2018 Cycle (Low)

Bitcoin price from Jan 2015 bottom through Dec 2018 bottom

Property	Value
Category	Market Data
Unit	index
Resolution	1d
Assets	BTC
Tier	Basic
API Endpoint	GET /v1/cycle-performance?type=low
Field	cycle_2

Overview

2015-2018 Cycle (Low) tracks Bitcoin's price as an index starting from the cycle low on January 14, 2015 ($152).

Formula

$$\text{Index}(t) = \frac{\text{Price}(t)}{\text{Price}(\text{2015-01-14})}$$

Interpretation

• Starts at 1.0 on January 14, 2015
• Peaked at approximately 130x during December 2017
• Characterized by ICO mania

Use Cases

• Mid-era benchmark: Useful comparison between early and modern cycles
• Peak timing: Peaked about 1,065 days after the low

API Usage

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.blocklens.co/v1/cycle-performance?type=low?start_date=2024-01-01&end_date=2024-12-31&limit=365"

Related Metrics

• 2011-2015 Cycle (Low) — Bitcoin price from Nov 2011 bottom through Jan 2015 bottom
• 2018-2022 Cycle (Low) — Bitcoin price from Dec 2018 bottom through Nov 2022 bottom
• 2022+ Cycle (Low) — Bitcoin price from Nov 2022 bottom — current ongoing cycle
• Cycle Performance (Low) — Price performance comparison from cycle lows