Black Monday Calendar Echo Stirs Market Anxiety
Edited by Steinar Vigdel Kolnes, Editor, Oslo
An October calendar coincidence is reviving comparisons with the 1987 crash as high oil prices, weaker AI stocks and inflation unsettle investors.
October 19 falls on a Monday in 2026, placing the 39th anniversary of the 1987 Black Monday crash on the same weekday. The coincidence has prompted warnings on social media about a potential repeat.
Bitcoin.com News reports that the comparisons come as oil trades above $100, artificial intelligence stocks decline and inflation worries weigh on investors.
The 1987 sell-off remains Wall Street’s largest single-day percentage collapse. But the report also highlights differences between then and now, including market safeguards, that limit the comparison.
Source: Bitcoin.com News
