Silver is acting as the speculative lead again, and Bitcoin looks like an asset waiting quietly for a rotation back Mike McGlone from Bloomberg Intelligence says the Bitcoin-to-silver ratio is close to its key 1,000x floor. This level was hit during the 2018 and 2020 cycle resets, but it is under pressure now because U.S. stocks are still way overdue
Source: Mike McGloneThe S&P 500 remains nearly 10% above its 200-day average, and the market cap-to-GDP ratio is hovering around historic extremes — pushing capital flows into hard assets like silver while starving risk assets like crypto.
To put it simply, while silver is doing well amid all the equity froth, Bitcoin is slipping into deeper undervaluation territory. The chart comparing BTC/XAG and the U.S. market cap-to-GDP clearly shows this divergence.
2026 is like 2021, but the opposite
McGlone’s main warning is that 2026 might turn out to be the opposite of 2021. Silver’s 100-week spike to 2.25x its long-term moving average has only happened during parabolic blowoffs in the past, and this time it is happening while Bitcoin remains below its equivalent 1.0x threshold. The spread is a good sign that metals and crypto are at different risk levels.
The baseline? A soft-landing scenario with silver retracing toward $50 and Bitcoin returning to $50,000. That is not a positive outlook on either of them — it is more like a reality check. The bottom line is that silver’s outperformance might not last, and Bitcoin’s underperformance might not be fair.
Right now, Silver’s going strong, but it might just be emotional. On the other hand, Bitcoin’s not moving much, which could be a sign that big institutions are waiting to see how things play out.
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