U.S. stocks finished higher Friday, with the S&P 500 scoring a fifth straight record closing peak. All three major U.S. equities benchmarks saw weekly gains.

Investor sentiment is back in euphoric territory with stocks and speculative names surging, but stretched positioning has some strategists on edge.

The S&P 500 has historically performed better following record highs as compared to its forward returns following any random day.

The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high for the ninth time this month, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq hit its 13th record July close.

US stock market continued its winning streak as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reached new record highs, driven by strong corporate earnings, booming tech stocks, and growing hopes of a Federal Reserve rate cut.

Six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, a quick glance at the stock market offers a reassuring picture: The S&P 500 just closed above 6,300 points for the first time ever and has notched eight record highs in the past month.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at fresh record highs Thursday, lifted by renewed optimism over trade negotiations and a strong earnings-driven rally in Alphabet. At the close of trading (4:00 p.m. ET),

Massive moves in stocks such as Kohl’s and Opendoor Technologies are raising questions over whether a new wave of meme stock trading is underway and what that signals about risk appetite more broadly.

Retail investors are largely behind the stock market reaching new records, buying $50 billion in stocks in the last month alone, Barclays estimated.

Standard and Poor's 500 and Nasdaq Composite 500 ended trading Monday with record highs as companies prepare to release earnings this week but amid tariff fears.

Perhaps that’s one reason stocks are selling off globally this morning. While most indexes in Asia and Europe remain near their all-time highs, there is broad-based but mild selling in all of them.