The S&P 500 has risen 9.55 percent year-to-date as of July 1, 2026, recording its best quarterly performance since 2020. The index has reached 24 record highs this year.

Since the end of March, the S&P 500 has risen 15 percent. The Nasdaq has increased 21 percent over the same period, also marking its best quarterly results since 2020. The Nasdaq has risen 12.79 percent year-to-date and achieved 20 record highs this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained nearly 13 percent since March, recording its best quarterly performance since 2022. It has risen 8.85 percent year-to-date and is trading at record highs after 19 record highs this year, with seven of those occurring in June.

Barclays raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 7,800 points in June. Despite these gains, both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq experienced declines in June, falling approximately 1 percent and 2.8 percent respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.5 percent in June. A semiconductor stock index rose nearly 88 percent since March, marking its best quarterly performance since data tracking began in 1994, according to FactSet data.

David Laut, the chief executive of Kerux Financial, stated that he is preparing for a potential stock market decline of between 10 percent and 20 percent. "Creemos que la volatilidad del mercado observada hasta ahora en junio es solo la punta del iceberg," Laut said.

Louis Navellier, chief executive of Navellier & Associates, views any stock drop as a buying opportunity. He predicted the artificial intelligence boom will continue for at least three more years. José Rasco, investment director of HSBC Private Bank for the Americas, indicated that volatility could persist but expressed optimism due to corporate earnings prospects. Rasco said, "El flujo de noticias sobre IA sin duda tendrá sus altibajos, y esto es clave porque gran parte del sentir global está ahora vinculado a este único factor."