S&P 500 Outlook: The 8.2% Rally And What Comes Next

Lance Roberts34.1K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(17min)Comment(1)SummaryAfter five consecutive weeks of decline driven by the Iran conflict, surging oil prices, and a Federal Reserve frozen between inflation and growth, we suggested a rally was likely.While the S&P 500 outlook remains constructive over the next 12 months, we remain tactically uncertain in the near term.My view is that the most probable S&P 500 outlook for the next four to six weeks is neither a straight-line continuation to all-time highs nor an immediate collapse back to the March lows. Funtap/iStock via Getty Images Over the last few weeks, we have published real-time market commentary as the correction proceeded. The goal was to help investors navigate the more dire outcomes promoted on social media. A largely unexpected outcome was that the S&PThis article was written byLance Roberts34.1K FollowersFollowAfter having been in the investing world for more than 25 years from private banking and investment management to private and venture capital; I have pretty much "been there and done that" at one point or another. I am currently a partner at RIA Advisors in Houston, Texas. The majority of my time is spent analyzing, researching and writing commentary about investing, investor psychology and macro-views of the markets and the economy. My thoughts are not generally mainstream and are often contrarian in nature but I try an use a common sense approach, clear explanations and my “real world” experience in the process. I am a managing partner of RIA Pro, a weekly subscriber based-newsletter that is distributed to individual and professional investors nationwide. The newsletter covers economic, political and market topics as they relate to your money and life. I also write a daily blog which is read by thousands nationwide from individuals to professionals at www.realinvestmentadvice.com.