The S&P 500 could hit bottom by May — and 6,000 is the stock market’s correction floor

Site SearchClearSEARCHAdvanced Search ➔Search ResultsSymbolsNo results foundAll NewsArticlesVideoPodcasts0 ResultsNo Results FoundAuthorsNo results foundSectionsNo results foundColumnsNo results found Mark HulbertThe S&P 500 could hit bottom by May — and 6,000 is the stock market’s correction floorStrong one-day rallies are far more common in weak marketsLast Updated: April 4, 2026 at 9:50 a.m. ETFirst Published: April 2, 2026 at 9:41 a.m. ETShareResizeListen(4 min) Photo: Getty Images/iStockphotoAfter the stock market’s huge rally on March 31, plus another up day on April 1, discussing a correction might seem overly pessimistic. But in fact, strong single-day rallies like the one earlier this week are far more common in weak markets.If the stock market’s recent decline turns out to be no worse than a garden-variety correction, the S&P 500 SPX will hit bottom on May 21 around the 6,000 level. About the Author Mark HulbertMark Hulbert is a columnist for MarketWatch.

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