Cautioning The Clairvoyant

S&P Dow Jones Indices2.53K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(5min)CommentsSummary2026 S&P 500 forecasts have ranged from a relatively bearish 7,100 from Bank of America to a bullish 8,000 from Deutsche Bank.While 2025 is not quite in the books yet, we can look to forecasts from the end of 2023 and 2022 to understand how well strategists did at predicting S&P 500 performance in subsequent years.Regardless of whether forecasts are top-down or bottom-up in nature, over one year or longer, history tells us that predicting future market performance may be a futile exercise. tadamichi/iStock via Getty Images December is typically when we hear Wall Street strategists announce their forecasts for the S&P 500 for the year ahead, and this year has been no exception: 2026 forecasts have ranged from a relatively bearishThis article was written byS&P Dow Jones Indices2.53K FollowersFollowAt S&P Dow Jones Indices, our role can be described in one word: essential. We’re the largest global resource for index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other index provider in the world; with over 1,000,000 indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices defines the way people measure and trade the markets. We provide essential intelligence that helps investors identify and capitalize on global opportunities. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global, which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spdji.com.Copyright © 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global. All rights reserved. This material is reproduced with the prior written consent of S&P DJI. For more information on S&P DJI please visitwww.spdji.com. For full terms of use and disclosures please visit www.spdji.com/terms-of-use.