digits percentage-wise: In contrast, the stock market over the last century has tended to struggle whenever earnings growing rates were at or near record levels like they were last year, according to Market Watch. To contrarians, of course, this is not a new insight. That's because the stock market typically performs the best when EPS growth rates are in the low single digits percentage-wise or even negative. But, for the rest of us, it's especially worth remembering now, given that this week marks the high point of the current quarter's earnings season. Take a look at the accompanying chart, which reflects data from Ned Davis Research. Naive investors are hoping for faster earnings growth, without realizing that such growth doesn't automatically or even usually translate into a higher stock market.
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