Bitcoin is ready to beat stocks and bonds again after underperformance against Wall Street
Bitcoin is poised to outperform traditional assets like stocks and bonds after a prolonged period of underperformance. Investor Mark Connors believes that persistent inflation and high oil prices are creating favorable conditions for Bitcoin. He suggests that technological advancements in AI and blockchain will play a crucial role in mitigating inflationary pressures.
- ▪Bitcoin has ended its longest stretch of underperformance against the S&P 500, which lasted 142 days.
- ▪Mark Connors argues that persistent inflation and high oil prices are pressuring bonds and could favor Bitcoin.
- ▪Investors are shifting their preferences from gold to Bitcoin as a response to current economic conditions.
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MarketsShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailBitcoin is ready to beat stocks and bonds again after underperformance against Wall StreetFormer Credit Suisse global head of portfolio and Risk Dimensions CIO Mark Connors says bitcoin has broken out of its longest stretch of underperformance in history and is ready to beat stocks, bonds, and gold as inflation stubbornly sticks around.By Helene Braun|Edited by Stephen Alpher May 23, 2026, 7:00 p.m. 2 min readMake preferred on (Steven Lelham/Unsplash)What to know: Bitcoin may be entering a new phase of outperformance versus traditional assets after ending its longest-ever stretch of underperformance against the S&P500 in early May, according to investor Mark Connors.Connors argues that persistent inflation,…
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