This has only been witnessed one other time since the early 1870s.

What are you looking at? It’s the arc of US stock market history over the past century, expansions in blue, downturns in magenta, recoveries in aquamarine. Expansions are defined as the period after ...

Buying at a record high might sound reckless, but nearly a century of market history says that fear is often overstated. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) just posted its 10th record close of the year. That gives ...

Two market history studies are telling very different stories about this rally. The first one is giving bulls permission to stay in the trade. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF just flashed a ...

Individual stock ownership is a contrarian indicator. It's flashing a warning. U.S. individual investors now have more than half of their portfolios in stocks - a troubling sign. There's a chance that ...

Here's our list of 10 popular and reliable stock chart patterns used in technical analysis: The head and shoulders pattern ...

The new year is only 2 months old, yet investors have experienced more drama than they probably were anticipating. As of this writing on Feb. 25, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite are ...

When you look at any one of these issues in isolation, you might think the stock market is headed toward freefall. But even with all of the drama, the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.13%) is up nearly 3% in 2026.

First, the bad news: Multiple stock market metrics with a history of predicting downturns are showing red flags for investors. The S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio, for example, is at nearly a record high.

The stock market crash of 1929 helped trigger the Great Depression. Learn what caused the crash, how it unfolded, and its ...