- **Natural & Energetic Events**: Anticipated extreme weather and other energetic phenomena that could strain infrastructure. - **Financial Strains**: Multiple financial indicators, especially cryptocurrency (Bitcoin), show volatility. The group advises strategic buying on dips rather than panic‑selling. - **Political Challenges**: Potential disruptions to high‑profile political events such as the State of the Union and a possible Trump speech. Heightened political heckling and unrest are expected. - **Security Threats**: Continued mass‑shooting incidents, assassination attempts, and the looming specter of war in Europe (Russia‑Ukraine) and possible conflict involving Venezuela.

- **Edward**: Described January as the start of a “new era,” emphasizing that the month will likely dictate the pace of 2026. He highlighted the need for adaptability as institutions lose public trust. - **Daz**: Expressed concern over a “troubling, traumatic change time,” noting that the intensity feels stronger than previous transition periods. - **Naim**: Pointed out the proximity of natural events to other crises, urging viewers to stay positive, enjoy family time, and observe how events unfold. - **Dick**: Focused on practical market tactics, recommending pre‑set buy orders for Bitcoin dips and reminding the audience that the predictions are “near‑future events” rather than strict calendar dates.

January 2026: A Turbulent Prelude – Forecasts, Tensions, and Opportunities

Q: Practical Preparations

- **Community Resilience**: Emphasized the importance of staying connected within the forecasting community for emotional and informational support. - **Personal Readiness**: Advice ranged from water‑filtering tips (UK example) to mental preparation for potential geopolitical conflict. - **Financial Strategy**: Monitor Bitcoin charts closely, set automated purchase orders, and avoid reactive decisions during sharp market moves.

Q: Market Outlook (Bitcoin)

- Anticipated a sharp dip followed by a rapid recovery. - Recommended placing limit orders now to capture the low point. - Suggested treating the dip as a buying opportunity rather than a panic trigger.

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January 2026: A Turbulent Prelude – Forecasts, Tensions, and Opportunities

Overview

The Future Forecasting Group recorded a session on December 19, 2025, looking ahead to January 2026. Rather than a single headline event, the month is expected to be defined by a cascade of crises across natural, financial, political, and security domains. The panel—Edward, Daz, Naim, and Dick—agreed that existing systems are operating closer to their limits than previously assumed, and that January will set the tone for a transformative 2026.

Key Themes

Natural & Energetic Events: Anticipated extreme weather and other energetic phenomena that could strain infrastructure.
Financial Strains: Multiple financial indicators, especially cryptocurrency (Bitcoin), show volatility. The group advises strategic buying on dips rather than panic‑selling.
Political Challenges: Potential disruptions to high‑profile political events such as the State of the Union and a possible Trump speech. Heightened political heckling and unrest are expected.
Security Threats: Continued mass‑shooting incidents, assassination attempts, and the looming specter of war in Europe (Russia‑Ukraine) and possible conflict involving Venezuela.

Panel Insights

Edward: Described January as the start of a “new era,” emphasizing that the month will likely dictate the pace of 2026. He highlighted the need for adaptability as institutions lose public trust.
Daz: Expressed concern over a “troubling, traumatic change time,” noting that the intensity feels stronger than previous transition periods.
Naim: Pointed out the proximity of natural events to other crises, urging viewers to stay positive, enjoy family time, and observe how events unfold.
Dick: Focused on practical market tactics, recommending pre‑set buy orders for Bitcoin dips and reminding the audience that the predictions are “near‑future events” rather than strict calendar dates.

Practical Preparations

Community Resilience: Emphasized the importance of staying connected within the forecasting community for emotional and informational support.
Personal Readiness: Advice ranged from water‑filtering tips (UK example) to mental preparation for potential geopolitical conflict.
Financial Strategy: Monitor Bitcoin charts closely, set automated purchase orders, and avoid reactive decisions during sharp market moves.

Market Outlook (Bitcoin)

Anticipated a sharp dip followed by a rapid recovery.
Recommended placing limit orders now to capture the low point.
Suggested treating the dip as a buying opportunity rather than a panic trigger.

Community Call‑to‑Action

The hosts urged viewers to share their analyses, trends, and suggestions within the community, reinforcing collective strength during uncertain times.

Timeline Note

The session was recorded on December 19, 2025, but the discussed events may occur before, during, or shortly after the new year, reflecting a fluid “near‑future” window rather than a strict monthly calendar.

January 2026 will act as a stress test for multiple global systems, signaling a year of profound change; staying informed, prepared, and connected will be essential to navigate the challenges and seize emerging opportunities.

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Key Takeaways

Natural & Energetic Events: Anticipated extreme weather and other energetic phenomena that could strain infrastructure.
Financial Strains: Multiple financial indicators, especially cryptocurrency (Bitcoin), show volatility. The group advises strategic buying on dips rather than panic‑selling.

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Full Transcript

Moving into the month of January 2026.
Today's date is Wednesday, December
17th, 2025.
We're looking at our world event
sessions. Looking ahead into the month
of January 26. It appears that this
month will be defined not by a single
event but by a series of events across a
variety of domains
uh ranging from natural energetic events
to significant financial strains to
polit political challenges to possible
shootings and assassination attempts.
January 2026 feels like a month where
the world realizes that several systems
are already operating closer to their
limits than assumed. Lots of fascinating
data. Like I said, we're kind of all
over the place this month. I want to
check in with all of our viewers. I'm
joined with Edward, Daz, Naim, and Dick.
Edward, I want to start with you just
getting your feedback on what the month
is looking like for you.
>> My sense with with u some of the things
that came through for me for January is
like it it it'll be the start of not
just the start of a new year, but
showing some of the start of a new era.
So, I'll kind of leave it at that.
>> That's ominous. Okay. Hopefully, that's
a good era that we're moving into, Daz.
>> Yeah. I don't seem to have a very good
start to uh 2026. Mine seems to be full
of
>> Yeah. loads of bad stuff.
>> All bad stuff.
>> Yeah. You got some big stuff
>> across the board. Yeah.
>> Mhm. Yeah. Okay. Naim, your thoughts?
think there's going to be some big
significant events coming in January or,
you know, early in the year.
Stuff that makes me think of like,
you know, the crazy events that we used
to have like Boston bombing times, you
know, that that kind of timeline where
it felt like every every other month
there was something kind of crazy
happening.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. That's not making me feel too
great with what you guys are saying so
far. So, okay. and Dick.
Well, if you're going to be a remote
viewer trying to look at future events,
you better be on your game. Set it on
level 10. Be ready for it to go fast
forward and uh advanced level. Uh I'll
put a caveat up. We're recording this on
December 19th. So, what we're showing in
these sessions will be post December 17.
No, it it m there's no calendar time in
consciousness. It's not going to, you
know, the clock ticks over, happy new
year, and then all our predictions start
to come true. It's a smear of time. So,
>> some of what we uh show here may happen
prior to the new year.
>> Yeah, we have between now and we're
recording a week early, too, for world
events for the uh for the upcoming
holiday. So, usually
>> get a time stamp on all of them. Yeah.
>> Yeah. And I already did. I put the time
stamp on my phone up. All right. Well,
let's take a look at our data. Let's
start with Edward and see what he's
bringing back for the month of January
2026.
>> All right, let's check it out.
>> Always struggling with all the big, you
know, mass shootings are happening so
regularly now. It's hard to kind of
redundant to put those down. Yeah,
>> it's a lot. You had a good mix though,
Dick, in a variety of stories. You know,
the Vietnam story, I'm thinking with
with the data that you wrote down, if
you remember like during the Vietnam
era, they even you mentioned a bracelet.
They had bracelets that civilians back
in the US would wear with with MIA P
names on them and stuff. So, I'm
wondering if that's going to tie in'll
be able
>> We'll look for that. See if something
>> that that's certainly one that's
unexpected, you know, when I'm in this
session the Vietnam mystery. Like, why
am I thinking that that had that quality
of why am I thinking that? That that's
>> that's just that's totally out of left
field.
>> Very random. And this State of the Union
disruption. Um, do does that feel like
somebody's interrupting it for is it
something dangerous or
>> Oh, yeah. Like they're going to they're
going to like all stand up and pull
something out and
>> and cause a big scene and they won't
stop and they're going to have to gave,
you know, order order and they're not
going to and they'll have to be escorted
out
>> like political heckling.
>> Yeah. And they they've been doing that,
but I think this year it's going to be
really bad. That's obnoxious. Okay. All
right. Well, let's take a look and see
uh you know, let's look at the analysis
that I put together and and really see
where this month is going for us. Uh if
anything ties in the big picture. Lots
of corroboration. Um for those of you
that are watching uh at home, let us
know your thoughts as we're going
through this as well on what it all
means and how it all could possibly fit
together. January 2026
with the future forecasting group. It
looks like we have multiple systems,
it's no surprise here, appear under
simultaneous strain here at Future
Forecasting. We've been talking about
the gradual wearing away of trust in all
of our institutions here. And I think
we're seeing that continue to happen
this month as it plays out in the news
across a variety of domains. Events feel
reactive rather than planned. Some of
them there's not a single narrative that
dominates the month. uh uh meaning
there's a whole bunch of different
narratives that come up and uh
consequences of prior conditions tend to
become vis visible things that have been
building over the past few months are
now coming to fruition.
All right, so for those of you watching
practical preparation, what are some
things you could do to prepare for this?
And there we have it. That's the news
yet to be seen by our viewers, Edward,
Daz, Naim, and Dick. I'm going to check
in with our viewers. Just some final
thoughts on that. Edward, starting with
you.
Wow. We we got a lot of corroboration
this uh for January. And um
you know, I got a feeling January is
going to set the pace for 2026. I think
2026 is going to be a a major year of
changes and I think it's going to be a
very transformative year 2026.
>> Hopefully in a positive way. Let's hope
>> it's going to be a lot of challenges
too. Uh change always, you know, changes
means something breaks down and you up
up upgraded or updated or something,
>> right?
>> Collapse and you rebuild, you know, I
hate to say it, but you know,
>> right?
>> What was it? Reset and the rebuild, you
know. I think we're we're moving in into
the next phase of that possibly.
>> Change brings opportunity, and that's I
think we need to
>> It definitely does. You know what we may
be looking at, you know, like the the
the charts for the Bitcoin. I'm thinking
I'm going to wait to buy, you know, like
right
>> I was gonna I should buy some more.
Maybe I'll wait till the end of next
month to do my buying.
>> That's a that's a good strategy there.
Watch watch for that dip and then
consider buying instead of panicking.
Yeah, for sure. Okay, Daz, your reaction
to the month.
>> Yeah, shocking correlations there. Um,
which I hope don't happen. Um,
>> I think Edward said it all really. It
sounds like uh this is going to set the
pace for what I think 2026 is going to
emerge as, which is going to be a very
uh troubling, traumatic change time for
us.
>> Mhm. Okay. Yeah, I agree, Dez. Um I feel
like we say this like every year, but
26, you know, I think things are ramping
up still. I don't think we're at the
crescent crescendo yet as we're going
through these changes that again that
this company has been guiding us through
for the last however many years what 5
to 8 years we've been looking at this
>> this feels different this feels
stronger
>> yeah now stronger compared to co because
co was a big transition you think it
feels stronger than that or
>> yeah I'm more worried this year than
ever I've ever been I think
>> is that because you're so close to like
war happening in Europe I mean that's
that's in your backyard Well, yeah,
there is that as well. Uh, I don't know
if you guys have been seeing the news
here, but literally uh every day here we
are being prepared. We are being told
by, you know, our governments that we
are at war with Russia. So, wow. And you
know there's there there literally are
stories every day about how within five
years it will be a physical war and you
know people going to be called up and
like today alone I was just watching
reading my local you know like newspaper
and they got they got guides on how to
filter filter water through pillow cases
and stuff like that.
>> My gosh.
>> That's the tone that's the tone we have
here in the UK at the moment. I mean,
that reminds me of like after 911, we
had like doomsday preppers came out and
that's how they were filtering that
information out to people all the time.
But
>> yeah,
>> we're not seeing that here in the
States. I mean I mean we're seeing, you
know, drama drama drama everywhere. I
think we're so
>> Europe Europe is is pretty much prepared
or being told that we're all
in a silent war with Russia.
>> Okay, that's a lot to process. So yeah,
I would imagine that feels heavy for you
for sure being over there.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. All right, D. Thanks for sharing
Naimm thoughts on the news this month.
>> Yeah, a lot of cooperation uh especially
with that natural event. I mean they
could be different stories but I mean
they are kind of close in proximity and
description. So that might be one to
look out for.
Um
yeah, holiday. I mean, looks like a lot
of crazy things might happen even maybe
even before the before we even hit
January. Um,
trying to stay positive, you know, enjoy
it. Uh, you know, be with your family.
All we can do is uh sit back and see
what happens, how it plays out. Yeah.
Yeah. Agreed. Okay. Thank you, Naim.
Dick, final thoughts on the news coming
up. I'm waiting to see the quirky ones
hit. I like it when the quirky little
oddball ones hit. Uh in terms of the
Bitcoin dip, don't don't try to be
reactive. Have your buy orders in
because I think when it goes down sharp
this next time down, it won't stay down.
It'll be quick. It'll be a wash out and
then it'll recover fast. So, you want to
have those orders in. Like you get up in
the morning, you go, "Oh, wow. Bitcoin
hits 72. Oh, I filled my order. That's
what you want to see. And then off to
the races. But we'll see. We should call
these near future events rather than
January when we record them in mid
December. It should just be near future
events post
December 18. But
>> good call.
>> That's a minor point.
>> I'm so used to just doing the next
month, but you're right. We're we're,
you know, midmon right now. Just looking
at near future events. a good idea and
that would cover the uh the sometimes
fluidity of the events as well. You
know, not being exactly to the first and
last day of each month because you can't
do that. Yeah, I like that. That that
would be a better way of saying it.
>> Like,
>> okay,
>> the Okay, now yeah, we are literally as
we're recording this, they're getting
ready to do Trump speech. So, one of my
events was, "Oh, there's going to be a
Trump speech. I think it's the State of
the Union that'll be big news, but it
may be this speech he's giving to uh in
an hour and a half. We'll see.
>> Always interesting.
>> I think you guys going to war with
Venezuela.
>> I think so.
>> Yeah. Wow. Okay.
All right. I'll look for that tonight.
That's going to be fun.
>> All right. Well, listen, great job. Uh,
it's amazing watching what this has
evolved from, where this began with
looking into the future and how easily I
don't want to downplay what you do, but
how easily you make it look every single
month what you guys are bringing back
and how reliable this information is and
how you continue to push yourselves. I
mean, just look at the corroboration of
your charts. You guys are drawing
squiggly lines and there was so much
crossover in your squiggle lines tonight
for your different financial charts.
Very impressive. As always for those of
you watching, what is your analysis?
What are you seeing uh in the trends?
Any suggestions, any guidance, any other
insights you have? Please keep the
conversations going within our
community. Uh we have a lot of strength
in our community that helps us through
such challenging times. Something I'm
always thankful for. So that's going to
wrap it up for our near future events
completed on December 17th, 2025. On
behalf of Edward, Daz, Naim, and Dick,
and the rest of the Future Forecasting
Group, I'm Dennis Nappy II. Thanks for
watching.
>> Watch the full debrief at ffgrv.com.