How to Recognise a Turning Point in the Stock Market and Come Out on Top
By Andrii Azarov
Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship, International Business Academy Consortium (UK)
Exclusive for 100%NEWS
📉 Facing the Panic
April 2025 entered the history of global finance with an unprecedented crash: the S&P 500 index lost more than 10% over two days. This event has already been dubbed the Liberation Day Crash. The scale and speed of the fall sent shockwaves through investors and business owners worldwide.
Such events are rare: this is only the fifth time in the entire history of the S&P 500 that the market has collapsed by over 10% in 48 hours. The last such occurrence was during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Prior cases include the crashes of 2008, 1987 and the early 2000s.
Yet every time it seemed all was lost — a new era of opportunity was quietly emerging.
♻ Lessons from the Past: From Ashes to Growth
History teaches us that following the deepest plunges, the market often rebounded with remarkable strength. Those who managed to stay calm and not panic were frequently rewarded with strong returns over the next 6 to 24 months.
- After the 1987 crash — technology boomed
- After 2008 — the digital economy took shape
- After COVID-2020 — online services, AI, biotech and fintech exploded
Each crisis brings with it a cleansing of the market from unsustainable bubbles and initiates the start of a new economic cycle. Those who recognise this early are already ahead of the game.
📊 What Should You Be Doing Right Now?
Key principles to follow:
1. Assess the Fundamentals, Not the Emotions
Most people lose money because they react to headlines, not to underlying facts. Real investors ask: Has this company or sector truly lost value — or is it temporarily down due to panic?
2. Follow the Long-Term Trends
Crises often reset economies. Currently, new waves are emerging:
- AI and automation
- Smart cities
- Online education and business schools
- Medical technologies
- Sustainable development and green energy
3. Break Down Your Investments and Spread the Risk
There is no perfect entry point. Begin gradually, spread your investments in stages, and build a strategy over a 1–3 year horizon.
🧐 Who Wins During a Crash?
Not the banks. Not governments. Not trading bots.
But those who think strategically.
Warren Buffett famously said:
"Be greedy when others are fearful."
We add: stay calm when others panic.
And remember: the market rewards not the smartest — but the most patient.
📚 Alongside Capital, Invest in Yourself
In times of uncertainty, personal capital becomes a key asset. This includes:
- your knowledge level
- your network
- access to insights
- your ability to make decisions under pressure
Crises often shape the next generation of billionaires and market leaders — those who don't wait for stability but learn, act, and connect.
🌍 Where to Find the Right Environment to Grow?
One of the best ways: join global business events that bring together entrepreneurs, investors, startup founders and education leaders. One such key event is GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK 2025.
🌴 GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK 2025
7–15 July 2025 | Kurumba Island, Maldives
Not just a business forum. This is a mental and strategic reboot — a blend of networking, insight, global projects and future-shaping sessions.
What participants can expect:
- 💼 Direct engagement with business owners, investors, innovators
- 🎯 Practical sessions on leadership, strategy, investment and transformation
- 💡 Speakers from 40+ countries
- 🛠️ Pitching opportunities before a global audience
- 🤝 Formation of strategic alliances and agreements
- 🧠 Personal and team strategy reflection
- 🔥 A vibrant summer atmosphere that energises for the year ahead
🎓 Special Focus: EDUCATION LEADERS
For the first time, GBW 2025 includes a dedicated track for school and university leaders, owners of educational centres, and supplementary education providers.
Opportunities for educators:
- 📘 Exchange of best practices and educational models
- 🔬 Insight into trends shaping the future of learning
- 🔗 Access to global partnerships and franchises
- 💰 Introduction to funding sources for educational innovation
- 📚 Entrepreneurial education integration into core curricula
- 📈 Transition of schools into global educational hubs
♻ Back to the Markets: The Cycle Continues
We are at a crossroads once again. Some are losing, some are frozen in fear. But others are rebuilding their portfolios, strengthening connections, and preparing to leap forward.
If you are:
- an entrepreneur
- an investor
- a school or university owner
- an asset manager
- an ambitious innovator
...your moment has come.
🏁 Final Thought: Think Smart — Act Now
"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs...
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting...
If you can think — and not make thoughts your aim...
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it."
— Rudyard Kipling
We are now witnessing the birth of a new economic cycle.
Decisions made today will shape your role in tomorrow's market.
The question is not what happens next — but who you choose to become.
📌 Prepared by Andrii Azarov for 100%NEWS.
For those who do not fear change — but create it.