The scribblers have been scribbling and Reuter's latest poll tells us where the S&P and Dow will be by the end of 2016

The S&P will at 2207 by the end of next year. That's 7 ticks higher than in the last poll from Sep

The Dow will be at 18975 vs 18534 in the Sep poll

See, trading isn't hard. I'm buying it now and I'll see you this time next year to close out my profits. Toodlepip

Meanwhile, back on planet Earth, last year the S&P forecasters were looking for a gain of 11.5% this year, to date we're down 2.26%. The pen pushers still think it will rally to end up 2% by the end of the year