The US stock market will challenge a new high for the year? These uncertain factors may become obstacles. The US stock market has risen for the fourth consecutive week, and November may be the best performing month for the US stock market this year. Investor confidence comes from the expectation that the Federal Reserve has completed interest rate hikes and is expected to turn early while achieving a soft landing in the economy, causing the panic index VIX to fluctuate and fall, hitting a new low in the new year.