The second half of 2026 brings complex and heavy astrological alignments—a reckoning for the old global order, tech oligarch bubbles, and geopolitical deadlocks. As a result, the global economy is highly likely to plunge into a brief period of panic and recession.
From now until mid-August, we will witness the birth of new oligarchic totems and monopoly capital. As Jupiter gradually enters Leo, AI giants will rush to IPO or spin grand narratives to pump valuations. Expect a spectacle of peak market caps and extreme arrogance, forming an insurmountable "Century Top."
A series of crises will begin to unfold in the weeks around mid-August. Northern and Western Europe (especially France and Italy), Russia, Ukraine, and the US will suffer severe internal political polarization and sovereign credit shocks. The Middle East powder keg will continue to drag in neighboring countries beyond Iran (such as Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria—reminiscent of the 1990 Gulf War), severely disrupting oil supply chains. Oil prices will remain highly volatile but refuse to drop. Meanwhile, Gold—acting as a modern speculative asset rather than the 1896 gold standard currency—will face a critical reset. It might see a final, parabolic "blow-off top" before facing extreme pressure, followed by a violent trend reversal.
Entering October, a different set of crises will transition into a deadly, hidden exposure phase. On one hand, the world must be on high alert for a major biochemical safety accident/leak, a toxic water disaster, or a waste-borne virus, the early stages of which will be heavily covered up. On the other hand, the grand narratives of TradFi and AI tech oligarchs will inevitably face a brutal reality check. As financial black holes are exposed, highly concentrated assets will suffer a "thesis-killing" stampede, and traditional capital markets will fall into a temporary liquidity shock.
By mid-November, all the previously covered-up truths regarding disasters and financial bad debts will be forcefully laid bare. After enduring bloody liquidation wicks and extreme deleveraging washouts from October to early November, Bitcoin is highly likely to decouple from other tumbling markets. It will swallow the safe-haven hot money fleeing the centralized fiat system and ignite an independent macro bull run. Simultaneously, the highly centralized AI myth will partially collapse. Yet, out of this pain, history may replicate the 1990 miracle of the World Wide Web's birth—laying the foundation for a truly decentralized AI technology that belongs to the people.
In December, acute financial flash crashes and military accidents will temporarily pause. However, the global landscape may shift into a suffocating stagflationary quagmire and structural dead silence. This phase serves as the accumulation for future short-term implosions, and a prelude to a sustained financial crisis that won't fully hit until autumn of next year.
While 2026 is not the year of the ultimate global market collapse, it will be exceptionally noisy and turbulent. Curb your greed, cultivate patience and composure, and don't arrogantly think you can perfectly time the market. The most important thing is to stay grounded in your core while maintaining high financial liquidity.