With Jim 'Cray Cray' Cramer struggling to find reasons to buy, will the S&P fall next week?
58% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 31 predictions cast.
The S&P 500 did not fall the week following Jim Cramer's July 23 comments about struggling to find reasons to buy stocks; instead, the index edged higher, resolving this question no. Over the week of July 27-31, 2026, the S&P 500 rose modestly, aided by an easing of Middle East tensions after the U.S. paused new strikes on Iran, which pulled oil prices down roughly $6 to around $84 a barrel and lifted the index nearly 1% in a single session.
A heavy slate of second-quarter earnings also supported the market: roughly 86% of S&P 500 companies that had reported results beat earnings estimates and 80% beat revenue estimates, including strong reports from Amazon and Apple. The rally came even as the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its July 29 meeting amid mounting inflation pressure, a decision markets had largely expected. Cramer's late-July caution reflected broader unease about stretched valuations, but the week's news flow, particularly the Iran de-escalation and better-than-feared earnings, proved more influential. The community had leaned toward a decline, with 58% predicting the S&P would fall, but the index instead posted modest gains.