US stocks climbed past their all-time highs on Tuesday, as stocks continued to rally from their December lows.
The trading day painted a story of strong US consumers, said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda.
But it was touch-and-go in the market to close out last year.
Over the past seven months or so, market watchers have gotten severe whiplash, said John Lynch, chief investment strategist at LPL Financial.
