Will the Stock Market Crash 40% Under President Donald Trump? Over 150 Years of History Weighs In.
A historic marker that's outside of President Trump's control spells trouble for Wall Street.
In October, Wall Street's bull market rally celebrated its two-year anniversary, and it's shown little sign of slowing down. Since 2022 came to a close, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), widely followed S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-focused Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have respectively increased by 31%, 55%, and 82%.
This rally has been fueled by an assortment of factors, including (in no particular order):
But over the last four months, arguably nothing has been more important to the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite than Donald Trump's November victory and subsequent return to the White House. During Trump's first term in office, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq catapulted higher by 57%, 70%, and 142%, respectively. To say that investors are looking for an encore would be an understatement.
