The Stock Market Is Doing Something Witnessed Only 2 Times in 153 Years -- and History Is Very Clear About What Happens in the New Year.

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Affected assets and topics

MARKET S&P

Why it matters

The S&P 500 has only experienced two instances in its 153-year history where it has closed in the green for 12 consecutive months, both of which were followed by a decline in the following year, indicating a potential market correction in 2026.

Expected market reaction

Bearish Confidence 75% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 75% confidence.

Evidence trail

Evidence
Source Yahoo Finance
Claim The Stock Market Is Doing Something Witnessed Only 2 Times in 153 Years -- and History Is Very Clear About What Happens in the New Year.
AI inference Bearish · 75%
Generated 2026-01-11 09:20

AI provenance

Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Analysis version
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Article id
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Original source

Could the S&P 500 continue its winning streak in 2026?

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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on January 11, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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