Warren Buffet is quoted as saying that to be successful in the stock market you should be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy. The problem in 2019 has been that consumer sentiment and investor behavior has waffled quickly and unexpectedly. This article is intended to provide some foundation for what has historically happened in the stock market. The next three charts show you the performance of the stock market (as measured by the S&P 500).
