The S&P 500 has eking out only a 1 per cent gain since April

Historically, when S&P 500 is up 10% around May, rest of year ‘does really well’

Stocks continuing to go up so investors could see growth as unsustainable

Stocktake: Stocks have gained an astonishing 80% since bottoming out last year

S&P 500 gained 2.4 per cent at start of March before tumbling in following days

Indices had massive gains last month but that’s par for the course, says LPL Research

S&P 500 enjoys second-best post-election performance in history

History shows recovery swings are almost always followed by gains

It has been a crazy, record-breaking year, with unprecedented twists and turns

Historical precedent suggests any reduction will be fleeting

History suggests momentum will carry stocks higher in the coming months

First year when stocks gain after being down at least 30 per cent at some point

‘It is important to be aware that extreme strength usually begets more strength’

Big tech stocks lead way as S&P enjoys biggest 50-day gain ever despite pandemic

Some 97 per cent of S&P 500 stocks were trading above their 50-day moving average last week

Incredibly the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is actually up 8% this year

Data from Strategas indicates advances augur well for future returns

Investors may need to be patient and assume that further twists and turns lie ahead

Global stocks endure worst week since financial crisis as coronavirus hits markets

A year of big gains feels out of the ordinary but is actually quite common

The best forecasts are characterised by humility rather than certainty

Is buying at all-time highs a good idea, and has the Santa Claus rally come early?

Epic fall for world’s best-performing stock, and why humble CEOs are a smart bet

‘Easy part’ of rally is over, but stocks still retain potential to maintain rising profile

Impact of tariffs has fallen largely on the US

Global bull market may be under way, and why more rate cuts might not be good for Trump

A Trump trade deal ahead of 2020 presidential election now unlikely, says Goldman Sachs

Beyond Meat insiders cash in

Some market jitters ahead would not be surprising

Stocktake: Mega-cap stocks are driving global market gains

A record number of investors say the global economy is in its late-cycle stages

Fund managers are cautious but not gloomy while volatility spike augurs well for stocks

The overall picture suggests investors, burned badly in late 2018, still guarded

Data suggests investors shouldn’t be wary simply because stocks have been strong

It may be that this is a late-cycle bull market that isn’t quite finished yet

The 6.9% fall of the S&P 500 was its biggest monthly decline in seven years, while things were worse in tech-land with the Nasdaq plunging 9.25%

Scepticism over what would be the largest leveraged buyout ever is understandable

US administration will be keeping close eye on markets in the coming months

More ‘all-or-nothing days’, Trump ‘greatness’, and gains consolidated

CFD clampdown, US yield curve concerns and accepting end of S&P winning streak