The story said the market would be volatile, which would
lead to the presidential election. The story was correct. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average ended its second-best election day of all time on Tuesday
with a gain of over 500 points. However, it did so after some big losses the
previous week.
When election day is in the rear-view mirror, what does the history of stocks and elections tell about the S&P 500 for the rest of 2020? With so much still unknown how this election will end, here are possible outcomes for the stock market based on the history of the election
