The S&P 500 Usually Goes Up in the 4th Quarter: 2 Stocks to Buy Now That Are Highly Rated by Wall Street

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has traded sideways since the third quarter, which ended on Sept. 30, but the fourth quarter has historically been its strongest. Since 1980, the S&P 500 has gained an average of 4.8% during the final three months of the year, topping its return in the next closest quarter by 1.9 percentage points, according to Argus.Investors should never target short-term gains, but there's nothing wrong with leaning into historical patterns, provided the goal is long-term capital appreciation. With that in mind, Wall Street is particularly bullish on Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER).Holiday spending should be a near-term catalyst for Amazon, and Uber should benefit from holiday travelers in need of transportation. But even if gains fail to materialize in the fourth quarter, both stocks are smart long-term investments. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool