Earlier this week, the bull market turned more than 1,800 trading days old, making it officially the second-longest bull market since World War II.

U.S. equities look to stem recent declines after major indexes posted a second day of losses on Wednesday and ahead of tomorrow’s jobs report.

The two angles we pursued in our latest commentary, the impact of the start to the year and the presidential election cycle, paint a better picture for stocks, and suggest holding stocks right now for the next six months.

U.S. equities are down this morning after falling roughly 1% on Tuesday, as traders digest a swath of economic data including: the ADP employment report, productivity, and trade balance figures.

Later this week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor will release a key report on the health of the U.S. labor market and economy, but it’s not the one you’re probably thinking of right now.

U.S. indexes are retracing yesterday’s gains in early trading and following European markets lower as oil falls on profit taking, and global growth concerns heighten following subdued gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation forecasts in the European Commission’s annual spring report.