New Highs Are a Bullish Sign for Stocks

The S&P 500 Index broke out to a new all-time high last month. And according to history, that means more gains are on the way... [Stansberry Research Logo] Delivering World-Class Financial Research Since 1999 [DailyWealth] New Highs Are a Bullish Sign for Stocks By Brett Eversole --------------------------------------------------------------- Investing is simple. But it's not easy. We know it's smart to buy when others are fearful... when it feels like the worst time to get in. But acting in those times is easier said than done. Instead, you might do the exact opposite and sell. That's also true when stocks are hitting new highs. You might find yourself thinking: I need to lock in the profits. After all, "what goes up must come down," right? Most of the time, that adage works. But in the markets, it's a huge mistake. You don't want to sell when stocks hit new highs... You want to buy. Importantly, that's where we are right now. 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But one simple move on February 16 could show you a 48% dividend yield as it all plays out. [Get the urgent details here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- It took a little more than two years, but stocks are hitting new highs once again. Those two years were a dreary period for the economy. We saw the worst inflation in 40 years... a brutal bear market for stocks... and a similarly painful period for bonds. In short, it has been a rough time since we last saw all-time highs. But now, the market is breaking out once again. Take a look... We've been through an especially bumpy period... So investors still have their guards up. They see new highs as just another reason to worry about more bad news around the corner. However, history shows new all-time highs aren't something to worry about. They're normal. And stocks tend to keep rising after cases like this... To see it, I looked at every instance when stocks hit new all-time highs after not hitting a high in the prior year. That has happened 39 other times since 1950. And in the months that followed, stocks performed just fine. Check it out... This level of outperformance might not make or break your wealth. But it does disprove the idea that all-time highs are a cause for concern. Similar setups led to 4.9% gains in six months and 9.1% gains over a year. Both cases are slightly better than we'd typically expect for the market. And importantly, stocks were higher a year later 79% of the time. So yes, investors have been through a lot recently. But new all-time highs aren't a sign that it's time to lock in gains. Stocks don't have a history of crashing after hitting new all-time highs. Instead, prices tend to keep moving higher. That means more new highs are likely in the months ahead. So we want to stay bullish – and stay invested – until the trend reverses. 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