Bitcoin Breaks Away from Stocks, Moves Closer to Gold

Bitcoin (BTC) appears to be changing its market behavior, with recent indications suggesting that the premier cryptocurrency is now diverging from traditional U.S. stocks.

Over the past week, Bitcoin has not moved in lockstep with major stock indices like the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. This seems to signal a fascinating shift in its role in global financial markets. The correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500, once at a relatively high 0.68, has now dropped all the way down to 0.27. This is a big change for a cryptocurrency that has spent the last year following the same ups and downs as the stock market.

Even as Bitcoin’s ties to traditional stocks appear to be weakening, its links to gold seem to be enshrined in ever-more-solid ground. Recent data have revealed that Bitcoin’s correlation with the precious metal has really taken off and is now at a more pronounced -0.51, up from a modest 0.05. If folks are making a case for seeing Bitcoin as even more akin to gold than stocks, it’s probably not a bad case to make.

"Bitcoin Breaks Away from Stocks, Moves Closer to Gold 📉📈"

— OKX Ventures (@OKX_Ventures) April 25, 2025

Bitcoin’s Position in the Market: A Growing Share of Gold’s Market Cap

The changing relationship between Bitcoin and traditional assets, like stocks, reflects a broader shift in the cryptocurrency’s position within global financial markets.

As Bitcoin’s correlation with gold strengthens, it is slowly becoming a more direct competitor to the precious metal in terms of being a store of value. This transition is highlighted by Bitcoin’s growing share of the gold market, which, according to Cryptorank, stands at 11% in 2025.

Although Bitcoin’s market share in gold has decreased a little over time, the trend shows that Bitcoin’s Total Addressable Market (TAM) is still growing, as the actual global gold market is also growing. This market share expansion emphasizes Bitcoin’s increasing acceptance as an alternative digital wealth preservation vehicle.

Bitcoin now makes up 11% of gold’s market size

As gold’s market cap continues to grow, #Bitcoin share stands at 11% in 2025.

Even though the percentage has slightly declined, #Bitcoin’s Total Addressable Market (TAM) keeps expanding as the gold market grows. pic.twitter.com/8GyGZ9HH8x

— CryptoRank.io (@CryptoRank_io) April 23, 2025

For a long time, gold has been regarded as a safe haven asset. It is valued by investors for its stability and its role as a hedge against inflation and economic instability.

It is becoming increasingly correlated with Bitcoin, though, and many investors are starting to see the leading cryptocurrency as a potential alternative to gold.

Because of the shift in perception in regard to Bitcoin, we might be looking at a new phase in the life of the leading cryptocurrency.

The Implications of Bitcoin’s Divergence from Stocks

The implications for traditional investors and those in the cryptocurrency market from Bitcoin’s decoupling from U.S. stocks are significant.

For investors in both worlds, it has been long established that Bitcoin’s movements have been closely aligned with traditional stock market indices like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Yet as that correlation continues to decline, we can see that Bitcoin’s price movements are becoming less tethered to the performance of traditional equities.

This shift could provide new occasions for investors. As Bitcoin moves more in line with the gold market, it may well become an attractive asset for those looking to diversify their portfolios. Bitcoin’s price behavior, in increasing tandem with gold’s, offers some signal that it too will serve a similar port in the storm for investors who want to protect their wealth from uncertainties.

Also, Bitcoin’s increasing connection with gold could affect how institutional investors look at the crypto market. If Bitcoin demonstrates relative strength and a propensity for more stability than stocks, it might begin to claim a larger share of investment capital from these large players as part of their overall strategies.

The Future of Bitcoin as a Digital Store of Value

As Bitcoin keeps on developing, its ever-growing parallel with gold makes it a real rival in the universe of classical assets. It seems obvious now that the correlation between the two is strengthening; therefore, one must concede that Bitcoin’s pathway toward becoming a digital store of value is now clear.

Even though its market share in gold has decreased slightly, one must now acknowledge that Bitcoin’s potential to seriously upset the classical asset universe continues to grow.

In the future, it appears that Bitcoin will no longer be competing directly with stocks and bonds and will instead be on a similar playing field as gold. Bitcoin’s