The U.S. stock market had an exceptionally strong Q3: 1. The S&P went up 6 months in a row. 2. The S&P went up every month from April - September (completely ignoring "sell in May and go away") 3. The S&P went up >7% in Q3 Historically, these are all signs that the U.S. stock market will trend higher in the next 3-9 months. https://bullmarkets.co/q3-strong/