
While ounce gold and Bitcoin declined in 2026, both assets were among the worst-performing classes for the first time in the last 15 years.
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In 2026, ounce gold and Bitcoin followed a fluctuating course and were left behind among investment classes.
While 2026 will be filled with wars and crises, gold, which is a "safe haven", and sometimes technology stocks and sometimes Bitcoin, which acts as a hedge, are showing mixed performances. While the ounce of gold, which reached up to 5600 dollars at the beginning of the year, fell sharply in the following period, bitcoin, which dropped to 60 thousand dollars at the beginning of the year, started to rise in August.
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But the figures show that both Bitcoin and gold are the worst-performing assets so far in 2026 among major investment classes. Charlie Bilello, manager of financial consultancy and asset management company Creative Planning, drew attention to an interesting picture in his latest chart.
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According to the information provided by Bilello, Bitcoin and gold have decreased by 7.3% and 7.5% so far in 2026, and they are in the last 2 of the list below. According to the table valid as of 2011, such a situation has never been seen in the last 15 years. It is also noteworthy that despite the sharp decline in gold, the commodity index ranks first in the list with an increase of more than 52%.
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