{"id":122612,"date":"2026-07-18T10:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=122612"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:50:19","slug":"the-etf-battle-between-gold-and-bitcoin-is-btc-really-losing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=122612","title":{"rendered":"The ETF Battle Between Gold and Bitcoin: Is BTC Really Losing?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2026 has been quite interesting and unexpected in terms of investments. Gold and silver started the year strong with massive gains and new all-time highs, while BTC has been mostly trading downward.<\/p>\n

While bitcoin\u2019s correction intensified after the January rejection at $95,000, the two largest precious metals tumbled as well. Perhaps a large portion of gold\u2019s losses could be attributed to how investors turned on the largest ETF tracking its performance.<\/p>\n

Will GLD Stage a Comeback?<\/h2>\n

Data provided by the analysts at the Kobeissi Letter indicated that the world\u2019s largest gold-backed ETF, World Gold Council\u2019s GLD, has seen a substantial investor exodus that began in March this year. In the span of just the third month of the year, the financial vehicle lost a whopping $8.5 billion. This became the largest monthly withdrawal in GLD\u2019s 22-year history.<\/p>\n

This worrying trend eased to an extent in the following months, but red continued to dominate. Investors pulled out $1.7 billion in April, a more modest $872 million in May, and $3.2 billion in June. The mid-month data for July shows that the withdrawals have dropped to under $50 million, prompting the analysts to speculate whether the gold market is \u201csetting up for a comeback.\u201d<\/p>\n

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BREAKING: The largest US gold-backed ETF, $GLD<\/a>, has recorded -$14.4 billion in outflows since March 1st.<\/p>\n

This is 50% more than the -$9.6 billion in outflows seen across all Bitcoin ETFs since the October peak.<\/p>\n

In March alone, investors withdrew -$8.5 billion from $GLD<\/a>, the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/0Wvwlqxpxi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n