Between gold, the S&P 500 and Bitcoin, Polymarket traders give gold a 47% chance of being the best performing asset in 2026, compared to 39% for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and 14% for the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY)

Gold Up 12.6%, Bitcoin Flat Year-To-Date

Gold, as measured by (NYSE:GLD), is up 12.6% year-to-date, jumping from $4,321 per ounce on January 1 to $4,840 on Wednesday after touching $4,887 earlier in the session.

Bitcoin is up just 0.3% over the same period.

Gold surged on geopolitical uncertainty and tariff threats that weakened the dollar and pushed investors toward safe-haven assets.

President Trump’s Greenland demands and tariff rhetoric have triggered a “Sell America” trade that hit…

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