Since 2023 the s&p has went up 84 percent which is insane for 3 years time. The united states cant afford another recession due to the debt the government owes so the fed will always cut rates to save the day which will cause inflation and inflation makes stocks inflate also.
We are in a completely different era with how easy it is to invest on our smartphones and in the absence of pensions, 401ks are being automatically invested in with peoples paychecks so it props up the market. I feel like this bull market can go at least another decade unless the AI bubble pops hard
Even with the iran war and oil prices up, the stock market is still doing very well and recovered extremely quickly. Since 2008 we havent had a real recession, covid was a forced recession and a once in a lifetime thing. Other than that its been 18 years with a booming economy and stock market