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 Total Returns in Years After 30%-plus Gains Since 1950, when the S&P 500 Total Return has been up more than 30%, it was up nearly 15% on average in the following year and the U.S. economy rarely has fallen into recession. Image: LPL Financial LLC
S&P 500 Total Returns in Years After 20%-plus Gains Historically, the S&P 500 has finished higher 79% of the time with an average gain of 13%. Image: SunTrust Private Wealth Management
S&P 500 Annual Gains The S&P 500 hits new record after U.S. and China strike deal to ease growing trade tensions. Image: Financial Times
S&P 500 Returns After 20%-plus Gains at the End of October Historically, the return for the last two months has averaged 6.2%. Image: LPL Financial LLC
S&P 500 Projection Based on Years When Index Gains at Least 15% by April The chart shows the S&P 500 projection based on years when the index gains at least 15% by April (11 times since 1928). This is not a forecast. Image: Wojciech Białek, Macrobond
Years Without a 20% Gain for the S&P 500 Index This great chart shows the number of years without a 20% gain since 1950. Could the S&P 500 gain 20% this year? Image: LPL Financial LLC
Annual Performance of S&P 500 The S&P 500 Index gained 29% in 2019, its best performance since 2013, boosted by economic data, Fed rate cuts, and the US-China phase-one trade deal. Image: Credit Suisse Research
Average 12-Month Forward S&P 500 Returns by Equity Risk Premium Tranche According to the chart, the current equity risk premium suggests strong gains in the S&P 500 over the next 12 months. Image: SunTrust Private Wealth Management