Improving economic growth, rising dividends and potentially low interest rates. It's all good for Wall Street and the stock market.

Moreover, �should the S&P 500 'melt-up' above channel resistance, a longer-term measured move projects up to 1,775,� the analyst says.

Many investors think a correction must be around the corner given the recent strength in U.S. equities, but history suggests otherwise.

Now, for the first time since March, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF's year-to-date percentage gain has caught up PowerShares low-volatility ETF as investors have begun to move money into more aggressive and economically sensitive stocks rather than defensive ...

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For example, the S&P 500 consolidated in a 60-point range from early March through early May� finding a bottom near 1,540 and peaking near 1,600.

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 hitting new all-time highs in a broad market rally as the recent upward momentum persisted.

As of Friday's close the S&P 500 is up +16.9% in 2013. If stocks kept up this torrid pace, then they would be up +52% on the year.

Because of the market's strength, I was not surprised that my weekly scan of the stocks in the S&P 500 revealed that 23 closed above their weekly starc+ bands on Friday.