Bitcoin and Nvidia are Losing to Restaurant Chain Stocks in 2026

Over the six months through Friday, four restaurant and snack stocks outperformed Bitcoin and Nvidia, with Cheesecake Factory up 72.86%, Wingstop 20.47%, Krispy Kreme 14.25%, and Monster Beverage 8.22%. Bitcoin ranked near the bottom, while Nvidia fell more than 12%. This week, the same selloff hit chips and crypto after Democrats won both chambers of Congress and fears of tighter rules for AI data centers drove a Nasdaq decline; Nvidia dropped 9.26% on Thursday and lost its title as the world’s most valuable company to Apple. Bitcoin’s post-election rally collapsed and it traded near $76,000. Nvidia reports quarterly earnings on November 17.