Douglas Macgregor Predictions

Former Advisor to US Secretary of Defense

Track Douglas Macgregor's public market predictions and forecast accuracy. Each prediction is recorded from the date it was published to its estimated deadline, then graded correct or wrong based on the outcome.

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Person Subject Forecast* Source Date Deadline** Outcome
Douglas Macgregor Gold Gold will reach $13,000 to $15,000 per ounce by 2031
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[27:27] most people have concluded that certainly by 2031, uh you could you're going to see gold at 13,000 to 15,000 dollars an ounce.

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Palisade Radio 2026-08-06 2031-12-31 pending
Douglas Macgregor Oil Oil prices will skyrocket in the months ahead due to the ongoing Middle East conflict
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[39:23] I still do have money in oil. And I think that that will go through the roof. I think it'll hit it'll skyrocket in the in the months ahead for the reasons I've outlined. I simply see no evidence that this war is over.

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Palisade Radio 2026-08-06 2027-02-05 pending
Douglas Macgregor Recession/Depression The US economy will experience a major depression, not merely a recession, with bank runs occurring in the months ahead
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[34:32] I think we're going to witness bank runs in in months ahead. I think we're on the on the precipitous edge of a major depression. Some people think, 'Oh, well, it's going to be a bad recession.' Everybody's pretty much resigned to that. That's baked in. Not too many people really believe we could have a depression. I do.

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Palisade Radio 2026-08-06 2027-08-05 pending
Douglas Macgregor Iran The Iran-US military conflict will restart within the next one to two weeks
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[22:05] I think we're going to wake up at some point, maybe this week or next week, I don't know, and we're going to find out that it has begun again.

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Palisade Radio 2026-08-06 2026-08-19

As of August 18, 2026, the US had not resumed strikes on Iran for 19 consecutive nights since the cancellation of the threatened campaign on August 1. The pause held through the entire prediction window (Aug 6–19), with no CENTCOM-confirmed US strikes inside Iran restarting. (https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iran-war-oprep.htm)

Douglas Macgregor US Military Re-Engagement President Trump will re-engage militarily in support of Israel but will subsequently disengage after a limited involvement.
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[4:06] The pressure on President Trump to re-engage in support of Israel will be overwhelming. He will be pressured to re-engage. Will he re-engage? Yes, I think he will. He'll probably say, 'Okay, we're going to go in here. We're going to try and help the Israelis.' Uh but then he's probably going to say, 'We can't stay in this.'

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Palisade Radio 2026-06-18 2026-12-31 pending
Douglas Macgregor Oil Oil prices will rise back above $100 per barrel, potentially reaching $140-$150 or higher.
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[26:28] you're going to go back up over $100 for oil. I don't know if it'll go to 140, 150, or even higher. It all depends on how violent this next episode turns out to be.

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Palisade Radio 2026-06-18 2026-12-31 pending
Douglas Macgregor Oil The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be drawn down to its limit by fall 2026, potentially as early as August.
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[20:56] We're drawing that down, and we're going to get to the point where we cannot draw it down any further by the fall. Now, that could come earlier. It could come at the beginning of August or end of August.

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Palisade Radio 2026-06-18 2026-11-30 pending
Douglas Macgregor Gold Gold will reach $10,000 per ounce.
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[37:47] Listen, we're going to see it hit 10,000. You know, I My point is gold is going to become the currency once again of the realm.

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Palisade Radio 2026-06-18 2028-06-18 pending
Douglas Macgregor Gold Gold will ultimately replace the US dollar as the world's reserve currency.
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[39:37] Gold is effectively the reserve currency. That's clear. Uh we still call the dollar the reserve currency and it will at least in the popular imagination remain that for a while simply because there's so many dollars out there. So much is denominated in dollars and so much business still carries on in dollars, but ultimately it's gold will become the reserve currency.

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Palisade Radio 2026-06-18 2030-06-18 pending
Douglas Macgregor AI Stocks AI stocks are a bubble and should be avoided as an investment.
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[2:28] What about AI? I said, AI is a bubble.

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Palisade Radio 2026-06-18 2027-06-18 pending
Douglas Macgregor US Economy The US economy will experience a sudden drop from financial decline into something akin to a depression.
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[18:24] I think we're now on a sort of decline financially and economically, but we're going to hit a point where the decline then becomes a sudden drop. And I think we're going to find ourselves into something akin to a depression.

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Palisade Radio 2026-06-18 2028-06-18 pending
Douglas Macgregor Treasury Yields Bond yields will continue to rise as the Fed loses control of interest rates.
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[36:23] I don't think the Fed is in control anymore. And I don't think you can artificially suppress interest rates in perpetuity. And the bond yields continue to rise.

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Palisade Radio 2026-06-18 2027-06-18 pending
Douglas Macgregor Oil Oil will reach $150 per barrel before the end of summer 2026 and close to $200 per barrel by end of 2026
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[26:59] And we're looking at $200 a barrel before we're through. I think I think we'll be at 150 before the summer's end and probably by the end of the year close to 200, maybe more.

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Palisade Radio 2026-05-05 2026-12-31 pending
Douglas Macgregor US Economy The US will experience a severe financial crisis worse than 2008
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[19:08] I think they're both going to happen. We're going to exhaust ourselves and we're going to have a terrible financial crisis, much worse than 2008. That much I can say with certainty.

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Palisade Radio 2026-05-05 2027-05-05 pending
Douglas Macgregor Chinese Stocks The Chinese stock market will outperform as a better investment destination compared to US markets in the near term
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[22:50] I also also personally think the Chinese stock market is a much better place to invest right now for a whole range of reasons and Americans are beginning to discover that

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Palisade Radio 2026-05-05 2027-05-05 pending
Douglas Macgregor Agricultural Commodities Grocery store prices will continue to rise and worsen over the coming months
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[4:08] If you look at the price increases in your grocery stores in the months ahead, it will be worse than it is now. Uh but these rising prices will arise or arrive quietly and mercilessly.

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Palisade Radio 2026-05-05 2026-11-05 pending
Douglas Macgregor S&P 500 The stock market will crash
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[25:32] wait for the stock market to crash because if this takes off the way I think it will, that market will eventually catch up with reality.

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Palisade Radio 2026-04-16 2027-04-16 pending
Douglas Macgregor Global Economy There will be a global recession that could rapidly become a depression
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[22:05] I think you'll see a global recession that could rapidly become a depression.

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Palisade Radio 2026-04-16 2027-04-16 pending
Douglas Macgregor Iran A massive air and missile campaign against Iran will begin sometime on Monday
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[15:08] I think what's next is a massive air and missile campaign that begins sometime on Monday that is designed to destroy the Iranian state and cause the disintegration of the Iranian society.

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Palisade Radio 2026-04-16 2026-04-21

No massive air and missile campaign against Iran began on Monday, April 20, 2026. Instead, the US-Iran ceasefire (in effect since April 7-8) continued, with Trump stating it would end 'Wednesday evening Washington time' and VP Vance traveling to Pakistan for further negotiations. While tensions escalated with a US seizure of an Iranian ship, no new massive bombing campaign was launched that Monday. (https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/20/world/live-news/iran-war-us-trump-israel)

Douglas Macgregor Fuel Rationing The US will ration fuel at home and stop exporting petroleum
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[6:18] And eventually I predict that we will ration it here at home. There will be a decision much like the Chinese have made to stop exporting it.

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Palisade Radio 2026-04-16 2027-04-16 pending