Q1 2026 was a grind. Bitcoin fell 52% from its $126,220 all-time high, the Fear and Greed Index spent 46 consecutive days in extreme fear territory, and ETH lost nearly 60% of its value from peak to trough. But as Q2 opens on April 1, the macro calendar is stacking catalysts faster than the market can price them in. The CLARITY Act markup is expected in the Senate Banking Committee by mid-April, the Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade is entering final testnet stages ahead of a tentative June target, and the AI token sector just posted a 10.67% single-session market cap surge on March 25 that pushed the combined sector above $19 billion.

April is shaping up as the month where sidelined capital picks a direction. Here are five specific…