10-28-26 Q&A Wednesday: What's the Next Move?

Will the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision trigger a stock market rally or another selloff? With the S&P 500 testing key technical levels, major technology earnings approaching, and the midterm elections on the horizon, investors face important decisions heading into November. Lance Roberts and Danny Ratliff of RIA Advisors answer viewer questions about the stock market outlook, Federal Reserve monetary policy, inflation, portfolio risk management, and retirement planning. The discussion begins with the Fed's inflation dilemma. Rising oil prices continue to pressure consumer costs, while artificial intelligence infrastructure spending and capital investment contribute to economic growth. Could another interest rate hike become a Federal Reserve policy mistake? Lance also examines the S&P 500's ongoing consolidation, improving market momentum, and the potential rotation from value stocks back into technology and growth stocks. With November and December historically favorable for equities, could investors see a year-end rally despite election uncertainty and lingering market risks? Additional topics include: 0:00 - INTRO 0:56 - Will the Fed Hike Rates? 4:58 - Markets Rally Above 50-DMA 9:33 - Event Tease* 11:18 - NASDAQ Coffee Better than NYSE vs Y'all Street 11:44 - GM's Move to NASDAQ? 14:11 - Allocation Rule of Thumb 15:31 - Banks' Seizing Deposits: Investment Firms, too? (Proprietary Products) 16:28 - Potential Market Reaction to Democratic Sweep? 19:20 - Heat Map for Futures? 20:49 - Diesel Deal with Venezuela? 21:25 - Truflation: Supply Shock or Inflation Trend? (no) 23:10 - S&P 500 Dip prior to Midterms 23:38 - Fixing the Housing Market w Present Restrictions? (chart) 29:42 - How We Buy Stuff now (My Dad was a drug dealer) 32:34 - Impact of Tokenization on the Stock Market? 33:54 - Treasury Refunding Announcement (11/4)? 34:38 - Bear / Bull Markets' Opening Behaviors ==== Hosted by RIA Advisors' Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Investment Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Do you enjoy our content? Rate us on Google: https://bit.ly/4b9JtEo ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/mUo403CZ9V4 -------- Watch our previous show, "Is Wall Street Selling You the AI Bubble?" https://youtube.com/live/DvHXoL3UTns ------- Watch Today's "Before the Bell" report, "Fed Decision: Will Markets Rally?" https://youtu.be/j_Kb9NBZyw0 ------- * RE