A return table published on X by chief market strategist Charlie Bilello ranks the performance of major assets across 2026, and it places Bitcoin (BTC) and gold at the bottom of the list. According to the table, Bitcoin is down 7.3% for the year, while gold is down 7.5%, making the two the worst-performing major assets in Bilello's 2026 scorecard.

Twelve months of fading risk appetite had already put the Bitcoin market on the defensive, and the annual ranking now confirms how deep the damage runs. Bilello, who is known for sharing periodic asset-class return comparisons with his audience on X, published the table in line with that recurring format. Tables of this kind line up major asset classes side by side over the same period, making it easier to compare how different corners of the market have fared relative to one another within a single year.

Gold and Bitcoin are frequently grouped by investors as alternative assets, positions that sit outside the traditional stock-and-bond mix and are often described as stores of value or hedges against inflation. Bitcoin, in particular, has a longer history of sharp drawdowns and elevated volatility relative to gold. In 2026, however, both assets find themselves at the bottom of the strategist's ranking, each showing a mid-single-digit percentage decline for the year. The outcome places the two assets most often described in store-of-value terms at the weakest positions on the same scorecard, a result that sits apart from the defensive framing investors typically assign them.

The report carrying the scorecard is dated October 27, leaving roughly two months of 2026 at that point — a stretch in which year-to-date standings in tables like this can still shift before the calendar closes.

This report was first published on COINOTAG on October 27, 2026: https://en.coinotag.com/bitcoin-btc-gold-worst-major-assets-2026-bilello