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History says small caps should shine until the US dollar 'wrecking ball' arrives

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Steve Sosnick , chief strategist at Interactive Brokers , pointed to surging US interest rates as a big driver of small caps' underperformance over the past two years .

But history might be about to work in favor of small-cap stocks when it comes to seasonality — the semi-predictable vicissitudes of the market.

Trump 's " America First " approach could also help domestic businesses, which includes most small companies.

The US dollar index is up 6% since the end of September .