{"id":2920,"date":"2025-10-15T17:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/ed-yardeni-says-gold-is-the-best-safe-haven-play-and-is-the-new-bitcoin\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:14:06","slug":"ed-yardeni-says-gold-is-the-best-safe-haven-play-and-is-the-new-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/ed-yardeni-says-gold-is-the-best-safe-haven-play-and-is-the-new-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Yardeni says gold is the best safe-haven play and &#8216;is the new bitcoin&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\">\n<p>\n      <span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><br \/>\n        <span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><br \/>\n          <span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"xyz-data\"><br \/>\n            In a striking shift in the investment landscape, gold has emerged as a more reliable safe haven than bitcoin, according to market expert Ed Yardeni. The head of Yardeni Research highlighted this perspective in his morning market note on Wednesday, coining the phrase &#8220;Gold Is The New Bitcoin.&#8221; This assertion comes at a time when investors are increasingly anxious about geopolitical tensions that could disrupt the ongoing stock market rally.<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/span><br \/>\n      Yardeni elaborated, stating, &#8220;Bitcoin has been described as &#8216;digital gold,&#8217; but we would describe gold as &#8216;physical bitcoin.'&#8221; He emphasized that risk-averse investors may be recognizing gold as a superior hedge against geopolitical uncertainties compared to bitcoin. Gold has a long-standing history as a protective asset, while bitcoin&#8217;s relatively short existence has primarily positioned it as a speculative investment.<\/p>\n<p>      Both assets have shown impressive returns this year, but gold has significantly outperformed bitcoin. The yellow metal has surged by 60% in 2025, while bitcoin has seen a more modest increase of about 20%. For context, bitcoin&#8217;s performance has closely mirrored that of the Nasdaq Composite, which is home to many of Silicon Valley&#8217;s leading artificial intelligence companies. In contrast, gold has distinguished itself with remarkable strength, particularly over the past month, gaining over 13% while bitcoin has experienced a decline of 3%.<\/p>\n<p>      Over the past week alone, gold has rallied nearly 4%, whereas bitcoin has tumbled by 9%, and the Nasdaq has slipped nearly 1%. Yardeni has set an ambitious price target for gold, forecasting it could reach $4,000 by 2025\u2014a milestone it has already surpassed, recently exceeding the $4,200 mark. He predicts that gold could climb to $5,000 in 2026 and potentially hit $10,000 by the end of the decade or even sooner.<\/p>\n<p>      The recent downturn in bitcoin&#8217;s value can be attributed to liquidity challenges, with approximately $19 billion in liquidations occurring in futures and leveraged positions. Yardeni explained, &#8220;Some platforms triggered auto-deleveraging to manage risk, forcing even winning or hedged positions into closure to protect broader exchange balance sheets.&#8221; As prices plummeted, market-makers and larger players withdrew or reduced their activity, leading to wider spreads and complicating the ability of buyers to absorb the influx of sell orders.<\/p>\n<p>      In stark contrast, gold experienced a rally last Friday following President Donald Trump&#8217;s announcement of potential 100% tariffs against China, while bitcoin saw a decline. &#8220;Investors seeking protection from mounting geopolitical risks have been heading for the hills to mine for gold as well as for silver,&#8221; Yardeni noted.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a striking shift in the investment landscape, gold has emerged as a more reliable safe haven than bitcoin, according to market expert Ed Yardeni. The head of Yardeni Research highlighted this perspective in his morning market note on Wednesday, coining the phrase &#8220;Gold Is The New Bitcoin.&#8221; This assertion comes at a time when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}