Bitcoin and gold are 2026’s worst-performing major assets in a historic first
AI summary
Bitcoin and gold have become the two worst-performing major asset classes of 2026, an unusual pairing since the two are often pitched as diversifying stores of value. The underperformance signals that capital has rotated away from both hard-asset and digital-asset hedges this year. Traders holding BTC as a macro hedge should note the correlation breakdown and reassess the thesis that drove positioning.
