Why is Bitcoin Trading Sideways, While Gold & Silver Are Taking Off?
Episode 44 of the The SatsMate Stack podcast, hosted by Paul SatsMate, titled "Why is Bitcoin Trading Sideways, While Gold & Silver Are Taking Off?" was published on January 25, 2026 and runs 16 minutes.
January 25, 2026 ·16m · The SatsMate Stack
Summary
Hey Satsmate Stackers, It is crazy to see how much gold and silver have been taken off over the past couple of months! Today, I discuss why Bitcoin has been trading sideways over the past couple of months - & my thoughts on why Gold & Silver have been taking off. You don't have to look far to see many moving to risk-off assets to protect themselves. In today's podcast, I discuss the following: You don’t need to look far to see that Bitcoin hasn’t been trading well over the...
Episode Description
Hey Satsmate Stackers,
It is crazy to see how much gold and silver have been taken off over the past couple of months! Today, I discuss why Bitcoin has been trading sideways over the past couple of months - & my thoughts on why Gold & Silver have been taking off. You don't have to look far to see many moving to risk-off assets to protect themselves. In today's podcast, I discuss the following:
- You don’t need to look far to see that Bitcoin hasn’t been trading well over the past couple of months
- Bitcoin tends to be the first to react when it comes to liquidity entering the system, and usually it moves in degrees of magnitude
- We have seen Silver & Gold be spectacular trades with Gold Flirting with $5000 an Ounce & Silver surpassing $103 an ounce
- Bitcoin for the past 12 months is actually down 16%
- Biggest reasons
- BRICS and foreign nations are starting to move towards neutral reserve money away from Treasuries
- Weaponizing the USD was one of the biggest missteps we have taken. People move to what they perceive as a better haven than treasuries
- Bitcoin has ALWAYS traded risk on. There have been a few cases where it wasn’t correlated, but it has always traded in line with risky tech stocks
- Trump's backing of bitcoin-related activities is lackluster. He has followed through with some promises, but generally, it has been underwhelming
- A lot of fear and uncertainty in the market, many are rotating to the safe trades away from risk (don’t forget bitcoin still has run significantly since Trump won from the $60s
- Gold & Silver taking off can be looked at independently of Bitcoin not doing well
- Erosion of trust with the U.S. system is at all time highs right now
- Fear and uncertainty push people towards commodities
- Old school investors, and global demand for Bitcoin still isn’t there
- My view is patience & long term time horizon
- Have a 3-4 year time horizon, don’t panic buy gold & silver just cause…
- Don’t sell your bitcoin just cause
- Remember why you are in these trades to begin with
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