As the end of the third quarter nears, bitcoin is standing tall some 44% higher, its best performance since the final three months of 2024.
Gold is up 8.7% while the S&P 500 has added just 2%. Meanwhile, Wall Street’s tech-heavy index, Nasdaq, has gained just 2%, according to data source TradingView.
This marks a complete change from early this year when bitcoin was the underperformer and stocks, gripped by the AI fervour, were on a tear.
The good news for BTC bulls doesn’t end there. The cryptocurrency is also outperforming names like NVDA, one of the world’s biggest companies, up 11%.
And yet, bitcoin doesn’t necessarily look expensive based purely on where it trades relative to its record price. Despite the solid rally, prices are still…






