Honestly, I doubt that Bitcoin is ready to overtake Apple just yet. Companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia are going through a tough period - revenues are declining due to inflation, supply chain issues, and more. But they still have real products, billions of users, and strong infrastructure. Bitcoin, on the other hand, is currently surging without any clear new use case mostly driven by speculation and expectations. Right now, it looks more like a store of value than something that truly replaces traditional financial systems.
A price of $152–165K isn’t just a "small step up" it would require trillions of dollars flowing into the market. So achieving that within 6–12 months seems overly optimistic.
Yes, it would be overly optimistic to believe bitcoin will surpass the capitalization of leading technology corporations like Apple, Nvidia to become the world's second largest asset in the next 6 to 12 months. But I think Bitcoin will surpass all of them and take the number 2 spot is almost certain, it's just a matter of time and it might take longer than people think.
Although bitcoin is still considered a speculative asset at this point, it is no coincidence that it is compared to gold or is referred to by many experts as digital gold. That shows its potential is huge. People are not wrong in expecting bitcoin to have the potential to surpass gold, but the mistake they make is being overly optimistic in thinking, it will happen in the next few years.