According to @charliebilello, gold has outperformed Bitcoin by 19% since the inception of the first Bitcoin ETF in January 2024, with GLD and IBIT referenced as the comparative proxies, source: X post by @charliebilello on Nov 22, 2025; bilello.blog/newsletter. For traders, this marks a 19% relative-strength spread over that window, implying a positive GLD/BTC spread and a negative BTC/Gold spread on a simple price comparison, source: @charliebilello on X. Instrument context: GLD is SPDR Gold Shares and IBIT is the iShares Bitcoin Trust, sources: ssga.com; ishares.com.