S&P 500 Gains Between 8-10% Are Quite Rare Going back to 1950, the S&P 500 has rarely delivered average returns in any given year. Will 2026 keep the winning streak alive with another year of double‑digit gains? Image: Carson Investment Research
S&P 500 Gains of 20% Happen More Than Losses Since 1950, the U.S. stock market has seen more years achieving gains of 20% or more than those with losses. This encourages investors to keep a long-term perspective and avoid panic selling—both crucial for building wealth. Image: Carson Investment Research
S&P 500 Returns After >10% Gain in November and December When the S&P 500 posts a gain of more than 10% in November and December, it tends to perform strongly in Q1 and the following 12 months, with an average 19.5% increase in value seen a year later since 1950. Image: Carson Investment Research
Real S&P 500 Gain and 1942-1946 Analog Will U.S. equities continue to follow the 1942-1946 analog? Image: Fidelity Investments
Analysts’ Expected S&P 500 Gains in 12 Months Analysts are optimistic and expect the S&P 500 to be up 16.1% in 12 months. Image: The Daily Shot
What Happens The Year After The S&P 500 Gains More Than 30% (Total Return) Historically, the chart shows that the following year has been higher 10 of 12 times and the average return is 15.2%. Image: Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial LLC
S&P 500 Gains Outside Regular Trading Hours The S&P 500 loves the night, after the market closes. Since 1993, the real profits have come outside regular trading hours. Image: The New York Times, Bespoke Investment Group
S&P 500 Performance One Year After 5% Monthly Gains The bulls have history on their side. Since 1950, a May rally of more than 5% in the S&P 500, like this year, has been followed by gains over the next year every single time, averaging 21%. Image: Carson Investment Research
S&P 500 Index Performance in Year +1 After Three Consecutive >=+20% Gains Following a powerful two-year run, the S&P 500 could bottom in the fall as markets test the new Fed chair, before pushing toward 7,700 by year-end as fundamentals improve. Image: Fundstrat
S&P 500 and Three Weeks of +3% Gains in a Row The S&P 500 notched a third straight week of gains above 3%. Moves like this usually show up in snapback rallies after panic selling, not when stocks are hovering at record highs. Image: Bloomberg
S&P 500 Performance After Back-To-Back 3% Weekly Gains Another sign the bottom may be behind us: the S&P 500 has just posted back‑to‑back weekly gains of more than 3%. Since 1950, stocks have been higher a year later in 13 of 15 similar cases, averaging a 14.1% return. Image: Carson Investment Research