The major indexes rose Wednesday morning as investors waited to hear from the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to make its latest policy decision and raise interest rates 0.25% at 2 p.m. ET today. Chair Jerome Powell will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Meanwhile, earnings season continues with heavy hitters Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and Starbucks Corp. (Nasdaq: SBUX) beating analyst estimates.

Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM) and TripAdvisor Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP) report earnings after the bell Wednesday, while tech titan Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) reports after the close on Thursday.

In this morning’s stock market recap video, I’ll discuss what to expect from the Fed today and why… how to monitor the bond market for big news after the FOMC announcement… what to expect from the S&P 500 in the next few days… if tech is overbought and what the next major catalyst is… plus which stocks I’m focused on to the upside and which stocks look great to sell short!

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P.P.S. When it comes to trading, every second counts. And in choppy markets like these, often driven by headlines, stocks can make big moves in a flash.

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Building on the sector analysis from Tuesday, I’ll take things a step further every Wednesday with two FREE trade alerts! I’ll identify my favorite stock in the strongest sector, and even a short opportunity from the weakest sector. That’s two trades… absolutely free… each week!

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