US stocks climbed on Wednesday after the US struck a trade deal with Japan, lifting hopes for further tariff pacts as Wall Street prepared for Tesla (TSLA) and Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) earnings after the bell.

In short, history says the stock market is about to soar, and most Wall Street analysts who follow The Trade Desk ( TTD 3.67%) and Pure Storage ( PSTG 2.62%) have buy ratings on the stocks. Among 42 analysts, The Trade Desk has a median target price of $90 per share. That implies 10% upside from its current share price of $82.

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Six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, a quick glance at the stock market offers a reassuring picture: The S&P 500 just closed above 6,300 points for the first time ever and has notched eight record highs in the past month.

Wall Street's reliance on a small number of high market-value stocks to keep momentum going for the U.S. equities bull market will be tested in coming days as major technology and growth companies report earnings.

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: Earnings season is kicking into high gear this week, with about one in five S&P 500-listed companies expected to report. Domino's Pizza gets the earnings party started before the bell on Monday,

Retail investors are largely behind the stock market reaching new records, buying $50 billion in stocks in the last month alone, Barclays estimated.

Tiger Global Management's billionaire chief is piling into a market-leading company whose stock has catapulted close to 1,000% over the trailing decade.