# S&P 500 Hits New High in 162 of 465 Months

> S&P 500 reached a new high in 162 months since 1988, with no clear pattern in the next month's performance.
- Title: S&P 500 Hits New High in 162 of 465 Months · TradingView
- Summary: S&P 500 reached a new high in 162 months since 1988, with no clear pattern in the next month's performance. The S&P 500 hit a new high in 162 of 465 months…
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- Source: TradingView — https://tradingview.com/chart/SPX/DMIfOUcv-The-S-P-500-hit-a-new-high-in-162-of-465-months-since-1988
- Published: 2026-10-25T15:20:46+00:00
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## S&P 500 New Highs
The S&P 500 hit a new high in 162 of 465 months since 1988.
## New Highs Frequency
162 months out of 465 since 1988 had at least one new all-time closing high.
## Longest Runs and Gaps
The longest run was 18 months, from July 2013 to December 2014, while the longest gap was 85 months, from April 2000 to April 2007.
## Post-New High Performance
After a new-high month, the S&P rose the next month 59.9% of the time, a median +0.91%.
## No Clear Signal
Shuffling labels across months showed no statistical signal, with gaps of at least 18% chance.
## Market Behavior
New highs have not been a reason to sell or buy more, with the next month's return unchanged.
## Key takeaway

The S&P 500 hit a new high in 162 of 465 months since 1988, with the next month's return unchanged after a new high.