Ryan Detrick

Global growth expectations have plummeted to lowest level since March 2020

Total of 412 of S&P 500’s constituents up this year despite September’s sell-off

Stocktake: September was difficult for stocks but investors cannot complain

Market volatility non-existent amid recurring new highs

‘Always expecting the market to collapse is a loss-making strategy’

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