Small caps are the hottest trade going in the stock market right now and they're up again Tuesday

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Small-cap stocks are on a tear right now as they took the baton from megacap technology shares to lead the market rally.

Small-cap stocks are on a tear right now as they took the baton from megacap technology shares last week to lead the bull market on hopes interest rate cuts will broaden out the economic recovery to their benefit., the benchmark for the group, hit its highest level since January 2022 on Monday. If the index rises another 1% Tuesday, it will be the fifth time since 1979 that it has had a five-day streak of gains north of 1%, according to Bespoke Investment Group.

"We think this move could be something like 10 weeks and as much as 40%. I think it is just starting," Lee said Monday on CNBC's "last week fueled bets that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates soon and skirt a recession. Small caps are typically more sensitive to fluctuations in the economy and market sentiment and could see outsized benefit from falling rates.

Moreover, the group is gaining traction as the "Trump trade" among investors, seen as potential beneficiary of a win by former President Donald Trump in November. While Trump does not have detailed policy proposals for a second term, but hiking tariffs while lowering taxes and regulationTrump's betting market odds of winning the election have steadily climbed in recent weeks since the debate against President Joe Biden in June and his survival of an assassination attempt over the weekend.

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