
Wall Street's favorite benchmark just flirted with a technical milestone that has only been hit three times in modern history, a stretch that speaks volumes about the strength of this bull market—but also draws comparisons to periods when markets cooled off fast.
The S&P 500, as tracked by the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:VOO), is poised to log its sixth straight month of gains, with October on track for a 2.5% increase. That would mark the longest winning streak since August 2021.