JPMorgan predicts continued retail investment activity will support the stock market’s upward trajectory until year-end. With the S&P 500 Index reaching an impressive 36 all-time highs, driven by technology stocks related to artificial intelligence, the firm anticipates this trend of growth continuing into early 2026. Retail investors have been particularly active, with approximately $160 billion flowing into stock ETFs recently. Despite a recent pause in market gains due to profit-taking and uncertainty surrounding US policy and Fed interest rate direction, experts like Goldman Sachs analyst Richard Privorotsky suggest short-term pullbacks should be viewed as buying opportunities.