Halfway through the year, the S&P 500 was up 15.3%, including dividends. Despite these impressive gains the bull market has been relatively boring this year. There have been just 14 trading days with gains of 1% or more. There has been just a single 2% up day in 2024. And there have only been 7 days of down 1% or worse. Small moves in both directions. Bull markets are typically boring like this. Uptrends tend to be th...

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