A giant 12 months for the inventory market is mentioning some eye-popping stats.
By the numbers: On Monday, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) hit its fifth straight all-time excessive. The S&P 500 has now reached an all-time excessive 23 instances in 2026, based on Artistic Planning chief market strategist Charlie Bilello.
The S&P 500 crossed above 7,600 for the primary time for its newest excessive. A 12 months in the past, it was at 5,900. 5 years in the past, it was at 4,200. And 10 years in the past, it was at 2,100.
From its inception in 1957 via as we speak, the S&P 500 has hit 1,328 all-time highs, per Artistic Planning. Meaning the S&P 500 has hit a brand new excessive as soon as each 19 days on common.
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The standout performer within the S&P 500 this 12 months has been reminiscence chip participant Micron (MU), with shares up 262%. Micron lately crossed the $1 trillion market cap threshold for the primary time. In the present day, the corporate’s market cap is at $1.17 trillion.
Behind the numbers: The simple catalyst right here for these market data is the huge AI infrastructure arms race. The hyperscaler giants are on monitor to inject $670 billion into capital expenditures this 12 months alone to fund superior chips and knowledge facilities.
Robust quarters and outlooks inside the previous week from Dell (DELL), Snowflake, (SNOW), and HPE (HPE) underscore the power of the AI build-out. Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang made his common bullish feedback on the Computex convention on Monday.
Compounding that basic firepower is a sigh of aid (for now) on the worldwide macro entrance. The US-Iran ceasefire settlement has quickly drained the geopolitical threat premium out of crude oil and stabilized risky power prices.
On the finish of the day, the tape doesn’t lie. Between a flood of robust information on the AI entrance and retail merchants aggressively chasing the momentum, this market is a development monster that refuses to look down.
“It’s [the market] working sizzling? I don’t know. It’s just a little little bit of froth. I don’t assume that is bubble territory,” PNC Asset Administration Group chief funding officer Amanda Agati stated on Yahoo Finance’s Opening Bid (video above).
Backside line: Stand in entrance of the market’s momentum proper now at your personal threat.
Brian Sozzi is Yahoo Finance’s Govt Editor and a member of Yahoo Finance’s editorial management workforce. Observe Sozzi on X @BrianSozzi, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Recommendations on tales? E mail brian.sozzi@yahoofinance.com.
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