But perhaps nothing has been more influential for the stock market over the last three months than Donald Trump's election night victory. During Trump's first term in the White House, the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite respectively rose by 57%, 70%, and 142%.

U.S. stocks rallied to the brink of a record after more companies reported fatter profits than expected. The S&P 500 rose 1% Thursday.

Eastern time, the S&P 500 was up 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite was 1.1% higher