S&P 500 Gains Between 8-10% Are Quite Rare Historical data since 1950 suggests that investors can expect more upside potential for the S&P 500 in 2025, as it rarely offers average returns over a given year. 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 Returns After a Three Month Gain of >25% More good news for bulls: Historically, when the S&P 500 has risen more than 25% over three months, it has never been lower 3, 6, or 12 months later. In fact, one year after these rallies, it has averaged gains of over 21%. Image: Carson…
S&P 500 After Two Month Gains of 20% or More More good news for bulls: Historically, after a two-month gain of over 20%, the S&P 500 has never been lower 1, 3, 6, or 12 months later. In fact, one year after such rallies, it has averaged gains of over 30%. Image: Carson Investment Research
S&P 500 After 5% Gain In May Historically, when May delivers a gain of over 5%, June tends to see continued strength, and the following 12 months have always produced positive returns, averaging close to 20% since 1985. Image: Carson Investment Research
S&P 500 Performance One Year After 5% Monthly Gains There’s very good news for bulls: Since 1950, whenever the S&P 500 has gained more than 5% in May, it has historically been higher 12 months later, with an average increase of 19.9%. Image: Carson Investment Research