{"id":76644,"date":"2026-03-17T17:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=76644"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:01:35","slug":"why-does-bitcoin-outperform-stocks-gold-during-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=76644","title":{"rendered":"Why Does Bitcoin Outperform Stocks, Gold During Iran War?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) has surged 14% since the Iran war began on February 28, outperforming the <strong>MSCI World Index<\/strong> and gold, which are down 4% and 5%, respectively. <\/p>\n<p>Still, analysts warn the rally may fizzle by April and worsen by August.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Outperformance Numbers<\/h3>\n<p>This marks a sharp contrast to the spectacular crash in October 2025, which saw Bitcoin\u2019s value halve from its high above $126,000.<\/p>\n<p>Crude oil surged more than 40%, bullion dropped roughly 5% for the month, and the MSCI World Index fell 4%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin has been an oasis of calm relative to the volatility in equities, gold, and oil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBitcoin\u2019s resilience here is less about narrative and more about mechanics,\u201d said Rachael Lucas, an analyst at BTC Markets. \u201cInstitutional buyers, particularly corporate treasuries, are absorbing supply on every dip.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Put Unwind Catalyst<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Markus Thielen<\/strong>, head of research &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/03\/51304257\/why-does-bitcoin-outperform-stocks-gold-during-iran-war?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Why\" does bitcoin outperform stocks gold during iran war>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has surged 14% since the Iran war began on February 28, outperforming the MSCI World Index and gold, which are down 4% and 5%, respectively. Still, analysts warn the rally may fizzle by April and worsen by August. The Outperformance Numbers This marks a sharp contrast to the spectacular crash in October [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-76644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76644\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}