$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ Comparing the 2021 Meme Mania to the 2026 AI Mania. It might seem a bit off to think about the Q1 2021 Meme stock frenzy in June 2026. But here's the key difference. In 2021, the highest returns came from the smallest companies, the mini bubbles, like GameStop, AMC, the meme stocks. In 2026, it's the largest companies generating the returns, think Micron, AMD, Western Digital.
This is great for disciplined traders. It's dangerous for gamblers. Bullish for retail participation. Bearish for anyone who thought the PDT rule was the reason they weren't making money. The biggest winners will be traders with accounts between $2K and $20K who were already using cash accounts, futures, or offshore brokers to get around PDT. Now they can trade U.S. equities more freely. The translation: more liquidity, more squeezes, more volatility, more blown-up accounts. That's the reality. BTC.X $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $iShares Russell 2000 ETF(IWM)$ $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ $Broadcom(AVGO)$