According to @charliebilello, gold is up 54% year-to-date in 2025, making it the best-performing major asset, while Bitcoin (BTC) is down 1% and ranks as the worst performer among majors (X post dated Nov 18, 2025; YouTube video referenced). According to @charliebilello, this setup is unprecedented in any calendar year and is the inverse of 2013 (X post dated Nov 18, 2025). According to @charliebilello, the performance gap between GLD and BTC is roughly 55 percentage points year-to-date, highlighting a decisive cross-asset divergence that traders can anchor to for relative performance tracking (X post dated Nov 18, 2025).

According to Michael Saylor on Twitter, MSTR has been the best-performing asset of 2025, significantly outperforming both Bitcoin and major stock indices year-to-date. Traders are closely watching MSTR due to its strong correlation with Bitcoin's price movements and MicroStrategy's aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy, making it a pivotal instrument for crypto-equity exposure (source: @saylor, Twitter, May 2, 2025). This performance is impacting trading volumes and volatility, signaling strong bullish sentiment around crypto-related equities.