What will the stock market do in 2018? Nobody knows. Ignore those making predictions.  However, here’s today’s interesting fact based on data since 1926:

Thus, just based on historical probabilities, it’s probably going to be up next year. But a 1/3rd chance it won’t.  (Hope that’s helpful, LOL.) Here’s another way of looking at stock market returns:

Article just as relevant today as it was last year when it was published: Should I Sell Out of the Stock Market?