S&P 500 Intra-Year Declines vs. Calendar Year Returns Even with average intra-year drops of 14.1%, the S&P 500 achieved positive annual returns in 34 out of the past 45 years, highlighting the importance of staying invested through market volatility. Image: J.P. Morgan Asset Management
S&P 500 Performance When There is a 6-Day Win Streak During a Calendar Year Bulls once again have reason to smile: a six-day S&P 500 winning streak has preceded positive annual performance in 15 out of 16 years since 2005, with 2018 being the only exception. Image: Carson Investment Research
MSCI AC World Calendar Year Returns vs. Intra-Year Declines Despite median intra-year drops of 15%, the global equity index ended positively in 34 of the past 45 years—highlighting the value of long-term investing over reacting to short-term volatility. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Largest Calendar Year Peak to Trough S&P 500 Drawdown The S&P 500 has shown resilience over extended periods, often delivering positive annual returns despite experiencing significant intra-year volatility. Over the past 40 years, the median annual drawdown of the index has been 10%. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Number of Calendar Days the Correction Lasted for the S&P 500 S&P 500 corrections have varied significantly since 1928. The average correction lasts 185 days, with a median of 52 days. Interestingly, in 10 of 60 instances, the S&P 500 was in correction territory for just one day. Image: Deutsche Bank
S&P 500 Index Max Pullback per Calendar Year Corrections can be unsettling for investors but don’t always signal a more severe downturn. Since 1980, the S&P 500 has had 16 corrections that didn’t lead to bear markets, resulting in an average gain of 9.5% for those years. Image: Carson Investment Research
2 Year Calendarized S&P 500 Performance Starting in January The remarkable rise in the S&P 500 over the past two years is one of the strongest since 1928, bringing joy to market bulls. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
S&P 500 Next Calendar Year EPS Revision – August Through December Should investors expect further earnings revisions in the coming months? Image: Morgan Stanley Research
U.S. Equities – Maximum Drawdown Per Calendar Year Should investors expect a bigger drawdown at some point in 2021? Image: True Insights
Historical Odds of U.S. Stock Market Rising in Second Half of Calendar Year Is there a good chance that the U.S. stock market will be higher at the end of this year? Image: Marketwatch
Distribution of S&P 500 Calendar Year Returns Goldman Sachs forecasts S&P 500 will climb by 16% to 4,300 by the end of 2021. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research