The S&P 500 is up over 91% since its trough on October 12, 2022, and its Shiller P/E ratio reached 40.7 in early October, the highest since the dot-com bubble. The article notes that market crashes are a normal part of the cycle: the COVID-19 crash lasted 33 days with a drop of about 34%, while the dot-com crash lasted around 929 days. Trying to time the market is a gamble, and missing just 10 of the best days from 1995 to the end of 2025 cut average annual returns from 10.3% to 7.4%, turning $10,000 into $85,491 instead of $192,168. The author concludes that investors should stay consistent, keep a cash cushion, and avoid stressing over when a crash will happen.
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| Close on 10/15/2026 | 771.79 |
| Change that session | +0.28% |
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