The S&P 500 Just Completed a Feat Witnessed Only 6 Times in 75 Years -- and It Points to Stocks Skyrocketing Over the Next Year

It's been nothing short of a wild ride for investors over the last seven months. In mid-February, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) logged an all-time closing high, with the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and growth-propelled Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) doing the same in December.Then the wheels fell off and heightened volatility kicked in.During the first week of April (from the closing bell on April 2 to the close of trading on April 4), the S&P 500 endured its fifth-largest two-day percentage decline in 75 years. This was followed less than a week later by the largest single-day point gains for the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq Composite in their respective histories.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool