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The stock market rally can keep going despite Friday's pullback. How to stay long while hedging slightly

Cnbc · · 558 words · By Jeff Kilburg
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/15/the-stock-rally-can-keep-going-despite-fridays-p…

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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The S & P 500 celebrated its 18 th new all-time for 2026”
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While web search results confirm the S&P 500 reached new all-time highs in May 2026 (e.g., TradingView, U.S. News), there is no specific evidence across multiple independent sources confirming the exact count of '18 new all-time highs' for the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is a stock market index composed of the companies in the S&P 500 index that have increased their dividends in each of the past 25 consecutive years. It was launched in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500_Dividend_Aristocrats
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“its remarkable seventh record thus far in the month of May”
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Evidence confirms the S&P 500 hit record highs in May 2026 (May 8 and May 14), but no source provides the specific count of 'seven record highs' for that month.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 Futures are financial futures which allow an investor to hedge with or speculate on the future value of various components of the S&P 500 Index market index. S&P 500 futures contracts were fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500_futures
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“S & P 500 and Nasdaq closing at fresh record levels”
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Multiple independent cross-references from CNBC report that both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq touched new highs and closed at record levels.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NASDAQ Composite (ticker symbol ^IXIC) is a stock market index that includes almost all stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, it is o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Composite
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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“spike in volatility (VIX +6%)”
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The provided evidence explains what the VIX is and mentions historical spikes, but there is no evidence in the search results confirming a specific 6% increase corresponding to the current timeframe.
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web search NEUTRAL — The VIX is the 30-day expected volatility of the SP500 index, more precisely the square root of a 30-day expected realized variance of the index. It is calculated as a weighted average of out-of-the-m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIX
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web search NEUTRAL — Cboe Global Markets — VIX Index. By April 2, it had returned to 23.87, which was no longer in the area of an active crisis but was still higher than the serene 13–15 range that defined much of 2024.
https://www.abcmoney.co.uk/2026/04/the-vix-index-hit-60-this…
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web search NEUTRAL — In response, the VIX Index increased 14.2 points from 23 to 37.2. Volatility Catalyst: Inflation Fears. Background: On September 13, 2022, the S&P 500 Index declined 4.3% on core inflation rising doub…
https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/vix-index-attribution-of…
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“10% correction in March”
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Evidence mentions a potential 10% correction predicted by JPMorgan and a general correction in 2025, but no source confirms that a 10% correction actually occurred in March 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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“this week's achievement of momentarily vaulting 7,500”
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Web search results show the S&P 500 around 7,400 in May 2026, but there is no evidence confirming it 'momentarily vaulted 7,500'. The search results for 'S' were irrelevant.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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“YoY growth of 27% for the S & P 500 in Q1”
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The search results mention 27% growth for a specific company (AppLovin) and earnings growth for the energy sector in 2017, but do not confirm a 27% YoY growth for the entire S&P 500 in Q1 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 had it’s seventh worst year, ever.
https://www.macrotrends.net/2526/sp-500-historical-annual-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — 85.47%. The chart below shows both overall revenue growth for AppLovin as well as its growth rate -- which has averaged better than 27% year over year in the quarters since the launch of Axon 2.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/09/12/impressive-growth-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Due to this projected $7.7 billion year-over-year increase in earnings, the Energy sector is expected to be the largest contributor to earnings growth for the S&P 500 as a whole for Q2 2017. The Influ…
https://insight.factset.com/earningsinsight_06.16.17
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“the 10-year average for the S & P 500's year-on-year growth sits at 8.6%”
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Investopedia mentions a long-term average of 10% since 1926, but no source confirms the specific 10-year average of 8.6% for the S&P 500.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, announced his 2026 S&P 500 forecast on Sunday: 8,250. This is up from his previous prediction of 7,700 (4).
https://www.aol.com/finance/ed-yardeni-just-hiked-end-103500…
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 has an average annual return of around 10% per year since 1926.
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/042415/what-average…
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web search NEUTRAL — five-year average return of the S&P 500.
https://www.macrotrends.net/2526/sp-500-historical-annual-re…
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“semis... are growing at 95%”
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Evidence provides general information about semiconductor companies (TSMC, Micron), but does not provide a growth rate of 95% for the sector.
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web search NEUTRAL — These semiconductor companies continue to innovate from the ground up, advancing component technology to turn engineering concepts into next-generation devices.Micron pioneered a way to store ever-gro…
https://builtin.com/hardware/semiconductor-companies
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web search NEUTRAL — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. Headquartered in Hsinchu Science Park, it is one of the world's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSMC
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web search NEUTRAL — Largest Semiconductor Companies Research Summary. The largest semiconductor company in the world is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), which generated $75.88 billion in revenue in 2022. Th…
https://www.zippia.com/advice/largest-semiconductor-companie…
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“the "Magnificent Seven" is expanding at 60%”
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“The "Other 493" are showing signs of life too, growing at 19%”
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“10-year note rose to recent highs of 4.58%”
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“SPY was trading around $739.50 when executed”
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