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Stocks and the election: The first reaction isn’t always the right reaction

COMMENT: Historically, investors’ knee-jerk reactions to election outcomes are often misleading

No matter how Tuesday’s election shakes out, the markets aren’t likely to sit still.

Stocks have a history of sharp moves in the trading day following presidential elections. Should that pattern continue, investors might be better off ignoring them. Initial reactions often have been misleading.

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