23 of the past 25 times the S&P 500 was up >5% YTD going into May saw the rest of the year higher. This is another clue this bull market likely has a few more tricks up his sleeves in 2026.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P500) is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries