{"id":8340,"date":"2019-11-20T19:55:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T19:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zackspcg.com\/blog\/?p=8340"},"modified":"2022-02-26T13:07:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T13:07:06","slug":"3-reasons-the-market-will-end-the-year-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zacksim.com\/blog\/3-reasons-the-market-will-end-the-year-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Reasons the Market Will End the Year Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many readers remember the sudden and sharp S&P 500\ndeclines around this time last year. 2018\u2019s fourth quarter was harsh, to say\nthe least. From the S&P 500\u2019s highs in early October through Christmas Eve,\nthe index dipped into bear market territory with a near perfect -20% decline.1<\/sup>\nTechnical market watchers would rightfully label this decline a bear market,\nbut throughout history the dangerous bear markets have tended to be the ones\nknown for size and duration<\/em>. Since last\nyear\u2019s Q4 \u2018bear market\u2019 only lasted a day, it likely won\u2019t be remembered in the\nannals of stock market history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The S&P 500 in\n2018: A Sharp Q4 Correction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis2<\/sup><\/em><\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In last year\u2019s fourth quarter, trade uncertainty was rising, global economic growth was positive but slightly decelerating, and the Federal Reserve was raising interest rates. In the current quarter (Q4 2019), global growth remains in the same middling decelerating pattern, but the Fed has lowered interest rates three times and \u201cPhase 1\u201d of a potential trade deal is driving some optimism in the markets. In other words, conditions are quite different in 2019 than they were in 2018, and the S&P 500 has been trending modestly higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don\u2019t Let Headlines Get in the Way of Your Investments!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsworthy headlines have a tendency of overshadowing truly\nimportant events. So instead of getting caught up in the headlines, focus on\nhard data and economic indicators that could drive the market. To help you do this, we are offering\nall readers a first-look into our just-released December 2019 Stock Market\nOutlook report.
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\nThis 22-page report contains some of our key forecasts to consider in 2019:<\/p>\n\n\n\n