Name: 2026 Will See Worst Market Crash Ever: 'There's Nothing Like It In History' Says Harry Dent
Uploaded: 2025-12-22T18:06:49+00:00
Duration: 2686 s

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Harry Dent — Founder, HS Dent

David Lin — Founder & Host, The David Lin Report / ex-Anchor, Kitco News

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Harry Dent argues the 16-17 year stimulus-driven everything bubble is about to burst in a crash worse than 1929-1932, with US stocks, housing, gold, and Bitcoin falling sharply. He favors Treasury bonds as the safest investment and offers SQQQ as an aggressive way to short the first crash. Longer term, he likes India and Southeast Asia over China and expects AI, crypto, and their leaders like Nvidia and Bitcoin to be bought at deep discounts after the bust.

Harry Dent says a historic everything bubble is set to burst after 16-17 years of stimulus.
He forecasts S&P 500 down 90%, Nasdaq down 95%, housing down 60-70%, and gold down 74%.
Bitcoin is his leading indicator and he sees it falling at least 77% in 2026.
Treasury bonds are his safest investment, with yields potentially falling to zero.
For aggressive investors, he suggests SQQQ and T-bills for the first crash, then Treasuries.
He is bullish India and Southeast Asia and bearish China on demographics.
After the crash, he would buy AI, crypto, Nvidia, and Bitcoin at deep discounts.
He says January 2026 strength or weakness is a key confirmation signal for the crash.

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Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 0:00

Historic crash in US stocks

The 16-17 year bubble was fueled by unprecedented post-2008 stimulus and is an everything bubble that must burst; he expects a crash worse than 1929-1932, with the S&P 500 down about 90% and the Nasdaq down about 95% if they return to their last major lows.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 10:56

Bitcoin heading much lower in 2026

Bitcoin leads the stock market and has already peaked after its 47-month four-year cycle; he expects it to fall at least 77% during 2026, to $30,000 minimum and as low as its 2022 low near $15,600, which would pressure stocks to follow.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 26:52

Gold bubble set to burst

Gold has bubbled with the everything bubble and is not the safe haven many expect; after falling about 40% late in 2008, he sees gold dropping 74% back to its early-2015 major low.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 28:19

Housing prices face severe crash

Housing is the most dangerous asset in the burst because leverage means a 60-70% decline would put owners underwater and damage banks; he expects housing to fall back to its last major low.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 28:27

Housing crash kills banks

A 60-70% housing crash would be especially damaging because homes are mortgaged, killing banks and putting borrowers underwater.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 30:55

Treasuries rally as yields collapse

In the coming crisis he expects Treasury yields to collapse toward zero as they did in 2008; Treasuries are the safest investment because the US can print money to pay them, and a 10-year Treasury could double if yields fall from around 4.5% to zero.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 37:20

China faces fastest demographic decline

China's birth-rate problem is worse than most and will make it the fastest-declining major emerging country in history, with population falling toward 800 million, disappointing investors.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 38:13

India outperforms China over decades

India is only about 35% urban and has decades of urbanization ahead, so it can be for the next four decades what China was for the last four; its population should grow to 1.7 billion while China's falls.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 39:17

SQQQ short with T-bill cushion

For aggressive investors, the first crash is the fastest and most rewarding phase; buy SQQQ (3x inverse Nasdaq-100) with only a third of the allocation and keep two-thirds in T-bills earning 4-4.5%, then rotate into Treasury bonds after stocks fall 40-50%.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 40:22

Defensive stocks fall less in crash

If investors are unsure, healthcare and defensive stocks are a fallback because they should go down less than the broad market during the crash, though he still expects them to decline.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 42:25

Buy Nvidia after deep discount

After the bubble crash, buy Nvidia, the leader in AI, at a deep discount because AI is still in its early stages and should have its best decades ahead.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 42:58

Buy AI leaders after crash

AI is one of the leading sectors of the next boom; like past new technologies, it is early-stage and still has its best decades ahead, so it should be bought at a deep discount after the bubble bursts.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 42:58

Buy crypto after market crash

Crypto is the digitization of all financial assets and remains a leading sector for the next boom; after the crash, crypto should be bought at deep discounts.

Harry Dent Founder, HS Dent 43:05

Buy Asia after bubble pops

The global boom is shifting from Europe and North America to Asia, especially India and Southeast Asia; after the downturn, investors should buy Asia and Southeast Asia for the next multi-decade boom.

2026 Will See Worst Market Crash Ever: 'There's Nothing Like It In History' Says Harry Dent

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