After a decade of consolidation, precious metals holders are finally having their moment. Yet Bitcoin catches heat for stumbling through just one rough year—as if a single down cycle negates its entire track record. The irony? Markets run in cycles. What looks like a catastrophe in the short term is often just noise when you zoom out. Different assets catch their waves at different times. The real question isn't which one is 'worst'—it's whether people are looking at the timeframe that actually matters.