Stock Market This Year 2024. As 2024 gets underway, what’s the outlook for the stock and bond markets? Our analysts put stock market performance trends, along with bonds and funds, into perspective—and look ahead with a fresh market outlook for 2024.

So far, this year has closely tracked a historical pattern of strong returns in the fourth year of a presidential cycle. S&p 500 ytd return as of the most recent market close.