According to @BullTheoryio, YTD 2025 returns show Silver +130%, Gold +65%, Copper +35%, Nasdaq +20%, S&P 500 +16%, and Russell 2000 +13%, while BTC -6%, ETH -12%, and altcoins -42% (source: @BullTheoryio on X, Dec 20, 2025). The post states crypto is the worst-performing major asset in 2025, underscoring pronounced underperformance versus metals and US equities for traders tracking relative momentum and rotation (source: @BullTheoryio on X, Dec 20, 2025).

According to @CryptoMichNL, gold has been printing successive all-time highs with silver following, bringing profits that prompt allocation decisions, source: X post by @CryptoMichNL on Oct 6, 2025. He raised the question of whether to deploy those metals profits into crypto and discussed it with Willem Middelkoop in a linked video, source: X post by @CryptoMichNL on Oct 6, 2025 and YouTube youtu.be/sf3Lrnwcroc. The post and video flag an active metals-to-crypto rotation debate relevant for timing and risk management in cross-asset trading, source: X post by @CryptoMichNL on Oct 6, 2025 and YouTube youtu.be/sf3Lrnwcroc.