Nasdaq Looks Like 2008

Sarel Oberholster 4.61K Followers Follow Summary Financial markets in 2026 are marked by extreme volatility, debt-fueled bubbles, and rapid forced liquidations across asset classes. The unwinding of the Japanese yen carry trade is a defining macro risk, with US Treasury intervention tying US markets to Japan's monetary instability. Forced liquidations and withdrawal suspensions—seen in hedge funds like Situational Awareness and private equity—mirror the early stages of the 2008 crisis. AI-driven tech investment, largely debt-funded, is straining liquidity and may be the catalyst for broader contagion, with the Nasdaq at epicenter risk. Still Horizon Studio/iStock via Getty Images 2026 is a year of financial market chaos. Price moves in major assets or markets easily reach double-digit percentages in either direction, often in minutes. That is a high-risk market environment where fortunes are made or This article was written by Sarel Oberholster 4.61K Followers Follow My economics book Central Bank Conmen, Economic Robbers and Bankrupters of Empires is now available on Amazon. My retail trader book series, The Paranoid Trader and The BIG FISH Trader, is also available on Amazon. I seek understanding in everything but economics, markets and investing are where my mind is most at ease. In this I am forever doing research in my quest for answers. I do view the world from many different angles. Understanding economic behavioral patterns are important to me. Strategic investing over the medium to longer term is predominantly my focus when I contemplate my research or philosophies. I have a compulsion to express my thoughts in ordered form and my essays are the result of such expressions. I'm an economist by training, a financial engineer by talent, a banker by profession, a trader by interest and a father by chance. Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.