With Record in View, Aging US Bull Market May Still Have Legs

With Record in View, Aging US Bull Market May Still Have Legs
The Charging Bull statue, also known as the Wall St. Bull, is seen in the financial district of New York City on Aug. 18, 2018. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
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NEW YORK—Why settle for nine-and-a-half years when you can do an even 10 or better? That’s the thinking of a lot of investors measuring whether a historically long run in U.S. stocks still has legs.

This Wednesday, the S&P 500’s bull-market run will turn 3,453 days old, which in some market watchers’ eyes will make it the longest such streak in history.