However, I don't see a dramatic drop ahead. The market had already priced in the rate increase.

I think this is a normal period where people fear taking hefty positions without knowing how the market will react after the elections.

The Fed's decision to increase rates by half a percentage point will have a moderate, momentary (negative) effect on stocks.

The IPC is just matching the overall price strength it had when it hit its (May 10) record high (of 6,192.86 points). Many prices are still below the lifetime highs we had on May 10. Many stocks still have great upward potential.

I think the optimism is based on reality.

Each day the uncertainty surges and investor non-confidence increases amid the rise in cases of creative accounting in the United States.