Analysts see corporate earnings improving beyond just big tech names. From market psychology and monetary policy to the White House and Federal Reserve, there are a lot of factors that move the stock market.

A soft finish to 2024 still left stocks with a second straight stellar year. The S&P 500 logged a 23.3% gain, which follows a 24% rise in 2023. The combined gains of more than 53% was the largest two-year percentage jump for the index since year-end 1998,