Could The S&P 500 Gain 30% This Year?
View original at finance.yahoo.comCould The S&P 500 Gain 30% This Year? Stocks have been on a tear this year. We're still a couple of weeks away from the halfway mark, and already the Dow is up 7.4%, the S&P 500 is up 9.6%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq is up 14.1%…
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60% confidenceThe S&P 500 could gain 30% or more in 2026, driven by AI boom, productivity growth, and strong earnings
60% confidenceAI is the most powerful technology force of our time
60% confidenceWe are at the beginning of a new computing era
60% confidenceNonfarm business productivity rose at a 2.8% annual rate in Q4 2025, above the 1.9% expectation; Q3 2025 revised to 5.2% from 4.9%
60% confidenceThe AI market is faster than anything we've seen before
60% confidenceStocks in the top 50% of Zacks Ranked Industries outperform those in the bottom 50% by a factor of 2 to 1
60% confidenceQ2 2026 EPS growth is forecast at 21.8%, Q3 at 19.2%, Q4 at 21.1%
60% confidenceThe AI-driven bull market still has another year or two to run
60% confidenceThe AI data center market could grow to $1 trillion by 2030
60% confidenceAMD could grow by 35% a year for the next 3-5 years because of AI demand
60% confidenceGeopolitical conflicts and events usually only have a short-term impact on markets and markets usually bounce back fast
60% confidenceAI will revolutionize every industry, from healthcare to transportation
60% confidenceDemand for AI is insatiable
60% confidenceThe current AI bull market is comparable to the late 1990s tech boom
60% confidenceWe are on the cusp of a small-cap renaissance driven by rate cuts and 100% immediate capex expensing
60% confidenceWe will see 5 years in a row of double-digit market gains, analogous to 1995-1999; 2026 is year 4, 2027 is year 5
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| S&P 500 Index Fund · eps | 21.1 percent_yoy_growth_forecast |
| Advanced Micro Devices · gdp | 35 percent_annual_growth_forecast |