Just came across something wild on Twitter—the George Tritch Economic Cycle Backward Chart that's been making waves. And honestly, the timing of this theory hitting mainstream right now is pretty interesting, because we're literally living through the exact year it predicted as the market peak.

So here's the core of it: George Tritch's framework (similar to Kondratieff wave theory) splits economic cycles into three distinct phases. The theory maps out panic years, boom years, and difficult years, and if you follow the pattern, you're supposed to make major portfolio decisions based on where we are in the cycle.

Let me break down the three categories real quick. Panic Phase years are when markets crater—think 1927, 1945, 2019—where sentiment turns fearful and prices swing wildly. Then there's the Boom Phase, which is what everyone's eyeing. This is when the economy's firing on all cylinders, asset prices peak, and it's supposedly your exit window. And finally, the Difficult Phase, which is basically the buying opportunity—low prices, economic headwinds, but perfect for accumulating long-term.

Here's where it gets interesting: according to the George Tritch cycle, 2026 is marked as peak boom year. The theory suggests this is when you should be liquidating assets you picked up during difficult years (like 2023 was positioned as). Lock in those gains, move on.

But there's another layer. The George Tritch framework overlaps with Kondratieff's longer waves, and 2026 is supposedly the intersection point between the fifth wave (Internet/Tech) and the sixth wave (AI, new energy, computing infrastructure). So the theory isn't just saying "sell everything"—it's saying reallocate. Dump the old economy plays, rotate into AI, new energy, and computational resources where the next cycle is actually happening.

The wild part? We're already in May 2026. So either this plays out exactly as theorized over the next 7 months, or the market's about to prove this framework completely wrong. Either way, it's definitely worth watching how this unfolds.