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ETH over BTC

ETH outperforms BTC over the next year.

Result

If held over the last 3 months (Jul 30, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026): +18.1%. Over the same days: ETH +23.2%, BTC +26.5%.

What it holds

  • Ethereum, directly, 26% of the money, +23.2% over 3 months: ETH. If ETH is going to lead, the first and biggest expression is just owning it.
  • Short Bitcoin, 18% of the money, −26.5% over 3 months: against BTC. The belief is relative — ETH leads BTC. Shorting BTC is how that relative part is actually expressed.
  • Ethereum L2s, 8% of the money, +75.8% over 3 months: ARB, OP. If activity returns to ETH, it mostly lands on the L2s first — they are leveraged beta to the main chain.
  • DeFi on Ethereum, 18% of the money, +49.8% over 3 months: UNI, AAVE, LDO, ETHFI. DEX fees, lending spreads and staking yields all scale with ETH-chain activity.
  • Listed crypto operators, 14% of the money, +15.5% over 3 months: COIN, CRCL. Public companies with revenue tied to ETH staking and USDC issuance ride the same flows through a different wrapper.
  • Cash, 17%.

The idea

The thesis is that ETH leads from here while BTC lags. The core position is long ETH funded against a short in BTC — that is the bet in its purest form. L2s give leveraged exposure to ETH activity, DeFi tokens monetise ETH flows, and listed crypto operators ride the same tape through staking and stablecoin issuance. Cash absorbs short funding and keeps room for rebalancing.

What would prove it wrong: ETH/BTC makes a new multi-year low, or BTC dominance breaks out to a new cycle high, or Ethereum activity flatlines for a full quarter while BTC flows accelerate.

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