Key Points The S&P 500 is on the cusp of extending a momentous streak. Historically, stocks have made big moves in the following year after such strong momentum. However, there's no way to know for sure how the S&P 500 will perform next year. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › Is past and present stock market performance a good predictor of how the market will perform in the future? It can be sometimes. Otherwise, no one would bother incorporating historical stock data into models that ...