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💥 Wall Street's WORST Week in Years, Explained.

Tech Stocks Crashed, Bitcoin Crashed, Gold Crashed, Dollar Drops, and 108,000 Jobs Vanished. What to Do Now.

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Andrew Lokenauth
Feb 08, 2026
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In 2000, Cisco was the most valuable company on Earth. It was the backbone of the internet. Every analyst on Wall Street said it was a “can’t lose” stock. Within two years, it lost 86% of its value. Not because the internet failed. But because investors confused building the future with profiting from it.

This week felt like that moment all over again.

AI just went from Wall Street’s golden child to its biggest headache. Software stocks lost $1 trillion in a single week. Silver had its worst day since 1980. Bitcoin erased every gain since Trump’s election. And 108,000 Americans lost their jobs in January alone.

But here’s the part nobody’s talking about: inside the chaos, a massive transfer of wealth is happening. Money is moving from one side of the market to the other. And if you understand where it’s going, this week could be the best thing that ever happened to your portfolio.

Let me show you exactly what’s happening and what to do about it.

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