After nine straight days of market losses stocks surged on Monday following news that the FBI had concluded its probe into the new emails in question. The futures market blasted off Sunday night and going into Monday's close the markets never looked back. All the major indices added more than 2%, along with a 2% rally in oil. So, as of now the markets have factored in a likely win for Hilary. Although the election is not until Tuesday evening, what sectors, or stocks should you be most concerned about going into the election?
First, if you want to assume a Trump win then you likely would want to hedge, or completely exit any Mexican stocks or ETF's. Volatility in the Mexican ETF
Next is the financial sector. First of all the financial stocks
Lastly, a Hilary win could be quite bearish for biotech stocks. The Clinton's have long had issues with drug prices and the general operations of biotech companies. The
So what do the analysts think about the markets just after the elections? There are 3 different outcomes possible and here is what analysts seem to be agreeing on:
1) Slight market rally if Clinton wins and a Republican house.
2) Slight sell off with Clinton win and Democrat house.
3) Substantial selloff with Trump win and Republican controlled house and senate.