In EVERY midterm since 1950, the S&P 500 was higher 6 months after Election Day. 19 of 19. The average return was 13.8%. The worst was 2002, which barely finished positive, and that came in the middle of a larger bear market Also, going back to 1990, the VIX h

In EVERY midterm since 1950, the S&P 500 was higher 6 months after Election Day. 19 of 19. The average return was 13.8%. The worst was 2002, which barely finished positive, and that came in the middle of a larger bear market Also, going back to 1990, the VIX has averaged a peak near 27 about three to four weeks before the election, then it fades. Roughly two weeks after the vote, it has averaged under 19