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Robert Kiyosaki isn’t buying yet. The “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” author says he’ll wait for clear price reversals in Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, and silver before putting more money in — and he’s pretty blunt about why he’s holding back.
2026 has been rough. Bitcoin ran to nearly $100,000 early in the year, then cratered to $59,100. Ethereum got hit too, dropping to $1,500 at its recent low. Both have clawed back some ground since then, but they’re still deep in the red year-to-date. Kiyosaki isn’t pretending otherwise. He’s watched the numbers fall and decided the smarter move is patience.
Precious metals didn’t dodge it either.
Silver spiked past $120 at the start of June — a level that felt almost surreal at the time — and has since fallen roughly 50% from that peak. Gold climbed to $5,600 per ounce, then crashed back under $4,160, a drop of about 25%. For assets that a lot of people treat as bulletproof stores of value, that’s a hard pill to swallow. These weren’t small corrections. They were the kind of moves that shake conviction.
Kiyosaki’s Reversal-First Strategy
Kiyosaki says he’s made mistakes before — letting price alone drive his decisions, buying into momentum and selling into fear. He’s done with that. His current approach puts market context and technical analysis first. He won’t buy until the charts show a clear reversal signal. That’s the line he’s drawn. And he’s sticking to it, even as some of these assets sit at levels that might look attractive on the surface.
He’s still bullish on precious metals long-term. He thinks gold and silver are set up for a significant price surge once conditions shift. He just doesn’t think that moment has arrived yet, and he’s not going to rush it.
That’s a harder stance to hold than it sounds. When an asset you believe in drops 25% or 50%, the temptation to “buy the dip” is real. Kiyosaki seems to have learned — probably the hard way — that catching falling knives isn’t a strategy. It’s a guess.
Bitcoin and Gold Losing Ground to Tech
Meanwhile, the broader market has been doing fine. Major stocks have posted double-digit gains this year while Bitcoin and gold have bled. That gap is hard to ignore. Some analysts think it’s a signal: investors are rotating out of traditional safe-haven assets and chasing growth in tech, specifically anything tied to artificial intelligence.
The AI boom has pulled serious capital. When a sector is generating real earnings momentum, money moves toward it — and it has to come from somewhere. For a chunk of that capital, it seems to have come from gold, silver, and crypto. Whether that rotation is temporary or structural is unclear, but the numbers are what they are.
Kiyosaki hasn’t abandoned his view on these assets. But he’d probably be the first to say that being right about long-term value doesn’t mean much if your timing is off by a year. He’s seen that firsthand.
Some observers have found it puzzling that Bitcoin and gold — both marketed heavily as hedges against volatility and uncertainty — have struggled while equities run. It raises real questions about how these assets actually behave when the pressure is on. The safe-haven narrative isn’t dead, but it’s taken some hits.
Watching for the Turn
Kiyosaki’s whole framework right now is about reading the environment, not the price tag. He wants to see technical indicators confirm a reversal before he commits capital. That’s it. No rushing, no guessing, no emotional buying because a number looks low compared to where it was six months ago.
It’s a shift from how a lot of retail investors operate. Most people either panic-sell at the bottom or pile in at the top because the headlines are good. Kiyosaki says he’s been guilty of price-driven decisions before and he’s working against that instinct now.
And honestly, the broader lesson here isn’t just about Bitcoin or gold. It’s about what it means to have a disciplined entry strategy when assets are in freefall. Waiting for confirmation costs you the very bottom tick — you’ll never buy the absolute low. But it probably saves you from buying into a trend that hasn’t reversed yet.
Kiyosaki seems fine with that tradeoff.
No word on exactly which technical signals he’s watching or what specific price levels would trigger his re-entry. He didn’t specify. But the basic message is consistent: he wants the reversal confirmed, not assumed. And until then, Bitcoin sits at $59,100, Ethereum is still recovering from $1,500, and gold is trading under $4,160.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does Robert Kiyosaki plan to buy Bitcoin and Ethereum again?
Kiyosaki says he’ll buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, and silver only once their prices show a confirmed reversal from recent declines, relying on technical analysis rather than current price levels.
How far have Bitcoin and gold fallen in 2026?
Bitcoin dropped from nearly $100,000 to $59,100, while gold fell from $5,600 per ounce to under $4,160 — a roughly 25% decline. Silver fell about 50% from its June peak above $120.
