Prospects for stock returns in 2021 are highly dependent on the speed of the development and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, and on the ability of companies to continue to adjust to the new ways of doing business.

November 26, 2020 - My annual selections from Tillman’s “buy” recommendations have beaten the S&P now for nine years in a row. His 2020 choice, Okta (symbol OKTA), returned a whopping 115.5%. For 2021, I like his choice of Upland Software (UPLD, $47), based in Austin, Texas, which offers digital tools for companies to manage their customer base. This small-cap stock is risky.

May 4, 2021 - "The signal that we are sending with these moves is that we see a little more room for stocks to climb higher this year, but that we also continue to expect a pullback or heightened volatility in the market before the year is done capping that upside," she said. Calvasina added that she continues to believe "2021 will end up being a strong year in the U.S.

3 weeks ago - We will use the ARIMA model to forecast the stock price of ARCH CAPITAL GROUP in this tutorial, focusing on various trading strategies and machine learning algorithms to handle market data effectively. The application of these techniques aims to manage the low predictability and volatility within financial markets.

December 9, 2025 - We believe the macro environment will continue to be unstable given policy crosscurrents and a wobbly labor market, but stocks can likely churn higher given a firmer earnings backdrop.

November 23, 2025 - Look for a fed funds cut in Dec. Gross was referring to a major reversal in markets on Nov. 20th following Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings report on Nov. 19th. Initially, markets reacted positively to Nvidia’s beating Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines, but prices faded as the day progressed, with indexes finishing in the red. Cryptocurrency was likely to blame as Bitcoin tumbled sharply before the stock market’s reversal, hinting at forced liquidation, which led to speculators’ frenzied selling of other assets to cover margin buys.

November 24, 2025 - Albert Edwards, the outspoken global strategist at Société Générale—a figure who even refers to himself as a “perma bear”—is certain that the current U.S. equity market, driven largely by high-flying tech and AI, is experiencing a dangerous bubble. (Société Générale, to be clear, does not hold the view that U.S. stocks or AI stocks are in a bubble, noting that Edwards is employed as the in-house alternative view.)

December 13, 2021 - Forrester did: “Hybrid work models will become the norm for information workers.” Blue Frontier also predicted this, “Most companies will employ a hybrid work model, with fewer people in the office and more full-time remote employees.” ... Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) waned in 2021—despite a strong start to the year. The market for “blank check” companies peaked in March of 2021, when a record 109 SPACs were issued.

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February 28, 2025 - So, what did actually happen in 2021 and how did that compare to the predictions made at the beginning of 2021? First and foremost, the S&P 500 had another strong year in 2021, finishing up 27% for the year and capping off the best 3-year stretch since 1996-1999. There were 68 record highs for the S&P 500 in 2021, which was the most all-time highs in a single year since 1995 (2nd most all-time). Other stock market indexes saw strong returns as well.

January 5, 2022 - Stocks, at any time, are priced to deliver a positive expected return for investors, so reaching record highs regularly is the outcome one would expect. This is a good reminder of the power of markets. Investors can’t predict the nature or timing of the next crisis, or the end of any existing ones.

January 1, 2022 - Omicron's spread and the Fed's pullback have left banks with wildly different expectations for how stocks will fare in the year ahead. Firms' S&P 500 targets boast the second-largest gap in a decade, according to Bloomberg data.

December 3, 2021 - Bank of America’s year-end forecast is intriguing, for example. It signals trouble ahead in the U.S. stock and bond markets, predicting that the S&P 500 will be virtually flat over the next year.

December 2, 2021 - Overwhelmingly positive third-quarter earnings results were overshadowed by concerns about supply chain disruptions, rising COVID-19 infection rates, inflation, and high unemployment. The CBOE Volatility Index spiked, and the month closed with big gains and big losses in successive days. Investors should keep these stock market forces in mind as we move into the final month of 2021.

October 22, 2021 - Based on past performance, when inflation remains this high—and one-year ahead expectations currently suggest it will—a market pullback appears more likely. However, if inflation cools off quickly, as it did in 1990, 2008 and 2021, stocks could benefit from a market-wide sigh of relief.

February 25, 2021 - Most of 2021 will be about how the global economy recovers from the pandemic and early indications are quite positive – vaccines should be rolled out across the globe in the first quarter (Q1) and the second quarter (Q2), and mountains of ...

Expansionary manufacturing activity in many economies, as well as positive leading indicators (including the OECD’s Composite Leading Indicator) bode well for the performance of value stocks, which traditionally outperform when cyclical parts of the market rally at the expense of defensives. Finally, record levels of fiscal stimulus should continue to support cyclical value stocks as we move through the rest of 2021.

January 28, 2021 - With the S&P 500 dropping 33% in March, a highly contested U.S. presidential election, and a global pandemic, Kansas-based financial planner Desmond Henry reiterated that just like the year 2020, the market is impossible to predict.

8 hours ago - The main stock market index of United States, the US500, fell to 6977 points on January 13, 2026, losing 0.01% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 2.35% and is up 19.41% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference ...

December 9, 2020 - U.S. strategists see 8%-22% upside for S&P 500 in 2021: CNBC survey ... A narrow majority of market strategists surveyed by CNBC predict that U.S. stocks will continue to rally into 2021, with the S&P 500 rising between 8% and 22% next year ...