A Rougher Road: 5 Investing Pros Predict Where the Stock Market Is Headed in 2019 by Sergei Klebnikov The stock market’s bull run – born all the way back in March 2009 – became the longest on record last year. But, with the U.S. economy facing rising interest rates and a trade dispute with China, things got decidedly rocky in the final months of 2018, with the S&P 500 tumbling more than 10%.