2026 Is Poised For Even Bigger Gains Than Last Year
View original at finance.yahoo.com2026 Is Poised For Even Bigger Gains Than Last Year Stocks are off to a mostly good, but uneven start this year. YTD, the Dow is up 2.99%; the S&P is off -0.14%; the Nasdaq is down -2.99%, the small-cap Russell 2000 is up 6.64%; and the mid-cap S&P 400 is up 7.82%…
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Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buy stocks have beaten the market in 29 of the last 38 years with an average annual return of nearly 24%
80% confidenceThe AI market is faster than anything we have seen before
80% confidenceThe AI data center market could grow to $1 trillion by 2030
80% confidenceWe are still in the relatively early stages of the transformational AI boom and it has years more to go
80% confidenceQ1 2026 EPS growth is forecast at 10.8%
80% confidencePPI wholesale inflation is at 3.0% year-over-year, up from last month's 2.6% but down from last year's high of 3.7%
80% confidenceAI is the most powerful technology force of our time
80% confidencePCE index came in at 2.8%, down from previous month's 2.9% and below last year's high of 3.0%
80% confidenceStocks in the top 50% of Zacks Ranked Industries outperform those in the bottom 50% by a factor of 2 to 1
80% confidenceQ2 2026 EPS growth is forecast at 14.1%
80% confidenceThe amount of investment in AI will dwarf that of the dot-com era and already has
80% confidenceRecent volatility in AI names is nothing more than long overdue profit taking after heady gains
80% confidenceThe AI boom is not over and companies investing heavily in AI will see a return
80% confidenceCore CPI inflation is at 2.5% year-over-year, down from 3.3% earlier last year
80% confidenceWe are at the beginning of a new computing era
80% confidence2026 will be the fourth consecutive year of double-digit gains for the S&P 500
80% confidenceAI will revolutionize every industry, from healthcare to transportation
80% confidenceAI demand is insatiable and AMD alone could grow by 35% a year for the next 3-5 years because of that
80% confidenceWe are on the cusp of a small-cap renaissance
80% confidenceQ4 2026 EPS growth is forecast at 13.1%
80% confidenceThe best strategies produced gains up to +98.6% in 2025 while the S&P 500 gained +17.5%
80% confidenceQ3 2026 EPS growth is forecast at 11.0%
80% confidenceThe AI boom could possibly result in 5 or more years of boom times similar to the 1995-1999 dot-com era
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