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[Vanity - sort of] What the S&P 500 is saying about the Presidential Election
The Chart Pattern Trader ^ | 10/28/16 | Ron Walker

Posted on 10/28/2016 9:08:51 AM PDT by mn-bush-man

The S&P 500's October close may predict Presidential Election Winner.

The performance of Standard & Poor's 500-stock index from July 31 to Oct. 31 has a curious way of predicting the winner of the Presidential Election. The indicator has a success rate of 86% success rate when the incumbent president is not running for reelection. When an incumbent president is running for reelection it has an 82% success rate.

Should the S&P 500 record a positive return from July 31 to October 31, it signals the reelection of the party in-power, while a decline suggests replacement.

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See the 7th Chart down on the page - 4th from the bottom. I follow this gentleman's technical analysis.

The S&P closed 2,173.60 on July 31. The index is currently trading below 2,140. It is HIGHLY unlikely the markets will rally to close above 2,173.60 by the end of trading on Monday.

1 posted on 10/28/2016 9:08:51 AM PDT by mn-bush-man
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To: mn-bush-man

Time for Trump!

Of course MSM will never mention it.


2 posted on 10/28/2016 9:10:19 AM PDT by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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I’m in spxu in anticipation of a Trump win. Wall Street is betting on hillary. They will let the hounds loose if Trump wins.


3 posted on 10/28/2016 12:32:18 PM PDT by AlmaKing
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To: AlmaKing

Good call! I’m long November QQQ puts in anticipation of the same exact thing. Let’s both make some money!


4 posted on 10/28/2016 1:31:30 PM PDT by mn-bush-man
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