Stock Market Performance During An Election Year
The anxiety over election uncertainty has sneaked into markets, leaving enough room for a bigger market volatility for this week. The CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX) had already soared 40% from 15.67 on October 28 to 22.15 on November 3, while S&P 500 has lost 2.2% during the same period. On Friday, the S&P 500 index remained low for the longest period since December 1980. The pre- and post-election periods typically have opposite effects on an investor’s optimism. Pre-Election Period Real Clear Politics data shows that even though Clinton leads in most of the polls, the race could be a tight one. Except on 3 occasions sinceRead More →