4-20-26 Chase or Fade the Rally

4-20-26 Chase or Fade the Rally

From The Real Investment Show (Full Show) by Lance Roberts

April 20, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

Lance Roberts discusses whether investors should chase or fade the current market rally.

Markets have surged back to all-time highs—but now comes the key decision: chase the rally, or fade it? Lance Roberts breaks down whether this rally has staying power or if investors should be cautious at current levels. We analyze short covering vs. true accumulation, sector rotation, and the impact of falling oil prices and changing inflation expectations. Key topics include: 0:00 - INTRO 1:01 - April Doing What It Does Best 3:16 - The Recent Correction is Over 4:50 - Don't Chase the Rally 10:03 - Why the Market Rebound was Stronger than Expected 13:35 - Why Behavioral Investing Leads to Poor Outcomes 16:57 - Technical charting of Over Sold / Over Bought Composite 19:39 - The Fear-Greed Composite 22:02 - Everyone Has a Reason to Hate the Rally 22:58 - Testing the Negative Narratives 26:33 - Secular Bull/Bear Periods Happen - How to Prepare? 28:33 - Why Panic is a Costly Mistake 33:00 - Bearish Sentiment Remains 35:27 - Don't Bail Out of This Rally 37:24 - Seven Portfolio Actions to Take Right Now ------- 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/Uz93eoE43pc…

People in this episode

Host: Lance Roberts

Topics covered

  • market analysis
  • investment strategies
  • behavioral investing
  • sector rotation
  • oil prices
  • inflation expectations

Keywords

  • market rally
  • short covering
  • technical charting
  • fear-greed composite
  • portfolio actions
  • behavioral investing
  • secular bull/bear periods

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