Gold's six-month rally versus bitcoin shows similarities to the 2019 cycle
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-30 18:52

Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to end January underperforming gold for the sixth straight month as investors ignore the largest cryptocurrency's "digital gold" moniker and seek the safety of a metal that's historically been seen as a haven in times of economic and geopolitical turmoil. The bitcoin-to-gold ratio, the amount of gold equivalent to 1 BTC, has dropped 23% this month, and is currently standing at 16.3. The six-month pattern closely resembles what happened in 2019, when the sequence began in August ...