As we ease into the second half of the year, Wall Street is anticipating that stocks will continue to move higher as the U.S. economy steams ahead. The first six month of 2021 saw stocks recording some nice gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 13% and the S&P 500 index up 16%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite index gained 14% in the first half. However, most of the increases came during the first two months of the year.