The S&P 500 has eking out only a 1 per cent gain since April

Historically, when S&P 500 is up 10% around May, rest of year ‘does really well’

Stocks continuing to go up so investors could see growth as unsustainable

Stocktake: Stocks have gained an astonishing 80% since bottoming out last year

S&P 500 gained 2.4 per cent at start of March before tumbling in following days

Indices had massive gains last month but that’s par for the course, says LPL Research

S&P 500 enjoys second-best post-election performance in history

History shows recovery swings are almost always followed by gains

It has been a crazy, record-breaking year, with unprecedented twists and turns

Historical precedent suggests any reduction will be fleeting

History suggests momentum will carry stocks higher in the coming months

First year when stocks gain after being down at least 30 per cent at some point

‘It is important to be aware that extreme strength usually begets more strength’

Big tech stocks lead way as S&P enjoys biggest 50-day gain ever despite pandemic

Some 97 per cent of S&P 500 stocks were trading above their 50-day moving average last week

Incredibly the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is actually up 8% this year

Data from Strategas indicates advances augur well for future returns

Investors may need to be patient and assume that further twists and turns lie ahead

Global stocks endure worst week since financial crisis as coronavirus hits markets

A year of big gains feels out of the ordinary but is actually quite common