Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart · Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Mark Newton has raised his year-end target for the S&P 500 to 8,000 from 7,300. Despite this upward revision, he does not anticipate a smooth rally to that level, expecting continued choppiness and volatility. Newton believes that post-election, the market may find better footing.
“So my target, it was lifted to 8,000 from 7,300.”
“I'm going to, just to make sure I heard that last part right. Um, your end of your target is 8,000 for the S&P, but you don't see it being a straight rise from here to there. You see volatility in the mix.”
“Uh, as least until the mid-term elections. I think that, uh, you know, even though I don't use politics as a way to forecast markets, I do get the sense that in most mid-term election years, any sort of weakness into October, November historically has been one of the best times to buy stocks.”