POPA ReconBitcoin vs Stocks, Gold & Oil: Performance in 2026 so far
Bitcoin vs Stocks, Gold & Oil: Performance in 2026 so far Brent is up 75% this year after the Strait of Hormuz closed. It was also the most volatile of the four: 63% annualized vs 47% for Bitcoin. Bitcoin took the scenic route: -22% by the end of Q1, -33% at the June low, then a comeback to -3.6%. The S&P 500 quietly made +12.6%, and gold gave back its entire January record run to sit at -1%. $1,000 on January 1 is now — Oil: $1,752 — S&P 500: $1,126 — Gold: $990 — Bitcoin: $964
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