Bitcoin and gold are the worst-performing major assets so far this year, a simultaneous decline that has never occurred in any calendar year before. Charlie Bilello, chief market strategist at Creative Planning, highlighted that Bitcoin is down 26.34% year-to-date while gold is down about 7.2%. Since 2011, most calendar years saw at least one of these assets post gains, with Bitcoin surging 121% and gold rising 26.7% in 2024, and gold advancing nearly 64% in 2025 while Bitcoin fell 6.3%.