Gold Is Outperforming Bitcoin - Can It Continue? | Trading The Market: August 12, 2026

Bijan Maleki and Kris Bullock join Real Vision members to break down the crypto charts, market conditions, and trades that matter right now. They examine Bitcoin and PAXG, as gold begins to show strength again and outpace BTC. They also run through the altcoins showing interesting setups and take live questions from Real Vision members.

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Timestamps: 00:00 - Trading the Markets: Bitcoin, Gold & AI 02:34 - Bitcoin Stalls as ETF Flows Drive the Market 04:50 - Gold Is Outperforming Bitcoin 07:33 - Will the Clarity Act Delay Hurt Crypto? 11:17 - Near Breaks Down as Pump Gains Momentum 15:15 - Hyperliquid, Venice & Monero Show Strength 20:18 - Sui, Solana & Ethereum: Why Layer 1s Are Struggling 29:09 - Why the Bitcoin Halving Didn’t Deliver 33:00 - BNB: Is the Bottom Finally Forming? 36:10 - The Best AI Energy & Data Center Stocks 38:30 - AI Infrastructure: Optics, Nvidia & Semiconductors 47:07 - Palantir, Cloudflare & the AI Application Layer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices