Gold Falls Below Its 200-Day Moving Average. What Does This Mean for Bitcoin?
- Gold has fallen by more than 20% compared with its January high.
- Bitcoin has risen by 3% against gold over the past 24 hours.
Gold has fallen by more than 20% from its January record high of $5,600 per ounce and is now trading below its 200-day moving average (200DMA). This has happened for the first time since October 2023.

BTC-to-gold ratio. Source: TradingView.
The 200DMA tracks the long-term average closing price over the past 200 trading days. A break below this indicator usually signals a weakening bullish trend and a potential reversal.
Gold has entered a bear market phase after a period of sharp growth, during which the precious metal rose by 200% — from $2,000 in October 2023 to a peak of $5,600 in January 2026. Now the asset has fallen by more than 20% from its all-time high. The decline began after the release of a stronger-than-expected US employment report.
At the same time, the Bitcoin-to-gold ratio, meaning how many ounces of the precious metal can be bought with one coin, rose by 3% over the past day to 14.72 ounces. During the same period, the flagship cryptocurrency gained more than 1%, according to CoinMarketCap. For comparison, in December 2025 this figure was 70% higher at 41 ounces. However, it remains above February lows, meaning the cryptocurrency has strengthened its position relative to gold, signalling renewed investor interest in digital assets.
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