[Alberta's Child]

I’m not sure that’s right. Stock market futures were in a free-fall late on Election Night as it became more obvious that Trump was going to win.

[DoughtyOne]

I guess that’s a decent come back, but I’d say the reality
of the market’s performance for the next nearly two months
puts the make believe world of futures to shame there.

[pgyanke]

I’m not sure that’s right. Stock market futures were in a free-fall late on Election Night as it became more obvious that Trump was going to win.

Markets don’t like uncertainty. When the election was shifting from an expected Hillary win to Trump, the markets reacted negatively to the possibilities of an uncertain outcome... hanging chad time?! They quieted down again quickly when it became clear Trump had won it outright.