The fate of the stock market for 2018 could rest on the next few trading days

collected by :Haron Adler

according to Market ExtraThe fate of the stock market for 2018 could rest on the next few trading daysThe S&P 500 ETF is on track to set a new milestoneThe fate of the stock market for this year may arguably hinge on how shares trade in the next few days. According to analysts at Bespoke Investment Group, if the market gains from April through July, stocks almost always finish out the year higher. It's looking good for the S&P 500 so far. During each of those periods, the S&P 500, too, has risen, he said. The stock market is mixed Wednesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA-0.3% pressured by disappointing earnings from bellwethers while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq COMP-1.46% are trading higher.

Extreme fear will actually keep the US stock market grinding higher

Opinion: Extreme fear will actually keep the U.S. stock market grinding higherSentiment plays an outsized role in the marketThere's a consistent pattern that occurs in stock market sentiment. The AAII Sentiment Survey saw one of its biggest weekly jumps in bearish sentiment. The majority of market participants feel this current stock market rally is about to end any day now. Part of the reason behind my theory is that this constant fear and "one foot out the door" mentality will keep stock markets grinding higher. There are non-stop headlines about trade wars and tariffs, but the market has ignored them and marched higher.

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