Lanceljx
10-28 10:57

I’d favour QQQ for the best balance of earnings and rate support. Big Tech earnings remain relatively strong, while a neutral or dovish Fed would ease valuation pressure on growth stocks. Chip leaders like AMD, AVGO and NVDA offer greater upside if AI spending stays strong, but they are also more exposed to high valuations and rising yields. SPY is the safer choice if the Fed turns hawkish, but QQQ looks like the better middle ground between growth potential and diversification. My pick: QQQ, with selective exposure to chip leaders.

Fed Holds Rates 10-2; Can Tech Valuations Hold?
QQQ rose 0.60% and the S&P 500 added 0.28% in the Wednesday, October 28 U.S. session, with index reaction restrained after the Fed held rates at 3.75%-4.00% on a 10-2 vote. Tech kept diverging: AMD gained 3.24%, Nvidia fell 1.17%, signaling no broad adding to high-multiple names. Bulls point to steady rates and earnings that can grow into valuations; bears to inflation delaying cuts and, with Alphabet sliding post-earnings, long-duration assets squeezed by yields and capex. What would most convincingly show that tech valuations can withstand the next rate move?
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