The Equity Bull Market Remains Intact

Conviction: 68% · Horizon: 1Y · 2026-08-13
Stronger profit growth plus re-levering buyers and buybacks can carry the S&P toward 8000-8150.

S&P 500 profit growth is tracking 32% this quarter, up from 30% in the first quarter, against a still-reasonable economic backdrop. After last month's unwind, systematic buyers look ready to add exposure again, and corporate buybacks into earnings season can add a further bid. Investors have been rotating more than selling, which is hard to square with a finished bull market.

Instrument Side Target Reason
SPY Long We believe 32% S&P earnings growth, systematic buyers reloading after a forced unwind, and buyback execution through earnings season can keep the index bid toward the 8000-8150 zone over the next year.

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