# 2026: Crystal Ball Awards (Q1)
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## January
- [The Greenland Rug Pull: Nuking the Markets for a Glacier](https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/1qfpud2/the_greenland_rug_pull_nuking_the_markets_for_a/)
- [A bear case for Mag7: US is burning its "Trust Capital"](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1qga088/a_bear_case_for_mag7_us_is_burning_its_trust/)
## February
- [Are the Markets just fraud at this point?](https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/1qxso6q/are_the_markets_just_fraud_at_this_point/)
- [Are we simply past the peak?](https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/1r84hms/are_we_simply_past_the_peak/)
## March
- [Isn't this 2022 all over again? Where to invest?](https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/1rqwkoj/isnt_this_2022_all_over_again_where_to_invest/)
- [Uh oh guys... this might be the stockpocalypse](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1rs76f8/uh_oh_guys_this_might_be_the_stockpocalypse/) *Unabashed Use of "Stockpocalypse" Award*
- [Is this the start of a new 2008 or am I seeing ghosts?](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1s34bla/is_this_the_start_of_a_new_2008_or_am_i_seeing/)
- [**The hurricane is on its way to the stock market, and this is just the mild wind gusts hitting before the storm**](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1s5nqgy/the_hurricane_is_on_its_way_to_the_stock_market/) **Bottom Tick Award, Most Poetic Award**
- SPY YTD: -7.5%
## April
- [Why did market rally?](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1saare0/why_did_market_rally/)
- [How can pre-market be trending up!](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1sdu2xj/how_can_premarket_be_trending_up/)
- [This is not a bull market today, it's all bull shit and people are going to slip on it.](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1sec9g5/this_is_not_a_bull_market_today_its_all_bull_shit/)
- [Why is the market not crashing?](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1skbkec/why_is_the_market_not_crashing/)
- [How is the market still headed back to all time highs after news like this?](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1sle4si/how_is_the_market_still_headed_back_to_all_time/)
- [S&P 500 hits new all-time high as investors shrug off Iran war oil price spike](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1smid9m/sp_500_hits_new_alltime_high_as_investors_shrug/)
- [**I'm stuck out of the market**](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1slt3gb/im_stuck_out_of_the_market/) **Most Honest Award**
- [Irrationality at it's peak](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1smv6wz/irrationality_at_its_peak/)
- SPY YTD: \+2.45%
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Since [April 2025](https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/1pzmcid/2025_crystal_ball_awards/):
- April: [It’s Over. The Market Is Cooked. Hope You Enjoyed the Ride.](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1jrk43o/its_over_the_market_is_cooked_hope_you_enjoyed/) ⸺ [Suicide Hotline](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1jrmmdq/suicide_hotline/)
- May: [The stock market will crash even further](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1jryzrw/the_stock_market_will_crash_even_further/)
- June: [Why I am bearish on S&P and sitting tight on my puts](https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/1l6532i/why_i_am_bearish_on_sp_and_sitting_tight_on_my/)
- July: [Are we facing a stock market crash in July? Trump’s “Section 899”](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1l3asmb/are_we_facing_a_stock_market_crash_in_july_trumps/)
- August: [Do you expect a crash – August tariff deadline?](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1m2ijwp/do_you_expect_a_crash_august_tariff_deadline/)
- September: [Anyone else getting that “September’s gonna punch us in the face” feeling?](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1m30bjk/anyone_else_getting_that_septembers_gonna_punch/)
- October: [When do we start discussing the October Effect? I kind of feel we are in for a big correction](https://www.reddit.com/r/StockMarket/comments/1mkdo80/when_do_we_start_discussing_the_october_effect_i/) ⸺ [Get ready, we're going over the falls](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1o40l7f/get_ready_were_going_over_the_falls/)
- November: [There's been a few hiccups here and there in this rally, but this one feels different…](https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/1oqyhzv/nasdaq_headed_for_worst_week_since_liberation_day/nnmo89c/)
- December: [Why The Market will crash to historical level by December](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1mvy5mj/why_the_market_will_crash_to_historical_level_by/) ⸺ [honestly just sold everything. this market feels fake.](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1pidr40/honestly_just_sold_everything_this_market_feels/)
- SPY 1Y: \+33%