Investors may want to prepare as if it were 1929, 2000, or even 2008.
That’s because today’s market is eerily similar.
Right now, the Dow Jones, the NASDAQ, and the S&P 500 are at all-time highs. All as investor optimism soars, sending valuations to unbelievable, unjustifiable highs. Even with trade war issues, geopolitical tension, and economic issues, investors have shrugged it all off.
Unfortunately, they’re acting just like investors did before the major crashes of 1929, 2000, and 2008. And unfortunately, it’s only a matter of time before it happens again.
Between 1923 and 1929, the Dow Jones rallied about 300%.
Investors believed stocks could only go up. Speculation forced stocks to unbelievable highs with unjustifiable valuations. Then, it all fell apart. Then, between 1929 and 1932, the Dow Jones lost 86% of its value.
Unfortunately, many weren’t prepared.
In 2000, dot-com optimism sent the Dow Jones screaming higher to unjustifiable valuations. That fell apart, and saw the Dow wiped out. Again, unfortunately, many weren’t prepared.
In 2008, rampant speculation sent the Dow Jones to a high of 14,038 on the heels of a housing boom. Americans were buying homes they couldn’t afford. Stocks were exploding on economic optimism and unjustifiable valuations.
Then it all fell apart. The Dow Jones would sink to 6,500.
Many weren’t prepared.
It’s happening again now. And again, many aren’t prepared.
Also worrisome is how overextended the Shiller P/E has become at 40.66. It’s now at its second-highest peak in history and is second only to the massive dotcom crash in 2000.
At that time, the Shiller P/E ratio peaked at 44.19.
Instead of being unprepared for the drop, prepare by betting on volatility.
We can do that by using:
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY): The ETF was designed to match two times (2x) the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures (VXX): The VXX provides exposure to the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY): ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF provides long exposure to the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index, which measures the returns of a portfolio of monthly VIX futures contracts with a weighted average of one month to expiration.
Editor's Choice: 50-year Wall Street legend: “Prepare for a violent market shift in 2026”
I'm trying to reach as many people off Wall Street as I can.
Because I'm worried you haven't seen this critical new stock warning from one of Wall Street's longest insiders.
And if you have a single penny in the U.S. stock market, the consequences could be swift and severe.
50-year Wall Street legend Marc Chaikin has gained a following of 800,000 people around the world for his shockingly accurate market predictions.
He called the 2022 bear market, the 2023 bank failures, the 2020 crash, and the 2025 tariff tantrum - all in advance.
And in light of the recent volatility, he is now stepping forward to warn of a violent market shift headed straight for U.S. stocks in early 2026.
One that could trigger severe double-digit losses for millions of American investors in just the next few weeks.
(In fact, the last time this happened, retail investors lost nearly 50% of their portfolios.)
If this plays out as Marc is predicting, every single person with money in the market stands to be affected.
Likely in just the first 90 days of 2026.
Which is why I just convinced him to agree to a sit-down interview, where he explains exactly what he believes is coming... and exactly what it means for your money in the first days of 2026.
Marc (who has traded through 9 bear markets) says whether you make or lose money in 2026 hinges on the actions you take NOW.
And that if you want to shield your wealth from more volatility ahead - and potentially even double your portfolio...
There is one straightforward move you must make immediately.
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Written by Ian Cooper