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Trump tweet on national debt in first month, under Obama stock market - Business Insider

In the hours after the president is elected, equity investors need to brace for volatility. While the index swings an average 1. They plummeted 5 percent just after Barack Obama beat John McCain in The dust will settle and people will conclude the economy is OK.

Stocks reversed course and moved higher over the next 12 months in nine of those instances, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Data like that imply investors struggle to process the meaning of a new president just after Election Day, or infuse the winner with greater influence than they have. Swings in industries are no more prescient than the broader market.

Trump says 'no way' Obama would've won - Business Insider

Infusing certain days and events with special meaning is a tradition on Wall Street, with everything from Santa Claus to the Super Bowl supposedly holding influence for share prices. Lots of people believe the direction of equities on Jan. Letting emotions rule investment decisions was a temptation that Erik Davidson resisted after the Brexit vote. Stocks are up 2.

predictions: What presidential election years mean for stocks - MarketWatch

Equity volatility in the November of presidential election years has historically been 22 percent above the average for all months, according to data compiled by Bloomberg going back to the Herbert Hoover administration. Since the outlook for rates and equities has lately been joined at the hip, that may be of interest to traders who are all but certain the Federal Reserve will hike rates in December.

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