Comments on: President-Elect and the Stock Market http://earnwhatyouspend.com/2008/11/president-elect-and-the-stock-market/ A finance blog discussing earning, spending, and all money matters. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:04:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: John Emmerson http://earnwhatyouspend.com/2008/11/president-elect-and-the-stock-market/#comment-344 John Emmerson Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:36:16 +0000 http://earnwhatyouspend.com/?p=395#comment-344 I have tons of blog themes and have not seen one like yours before, I like it. I have tons of blog themes and have not seen one like yours before, I like it.

]]> By: stock market volume http://earnwhatyouspend.com/2008/11/president-elect-and-the-stock-market/#comment-336 stock market volume Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:54:30 +0000 http://earnwhatyouspend.com/?p=395#comment-336 I don’t usually reply to posts but I will in this case. good job :) id value your opinion on my blog so pay me a visit when you get the chance. I don’t usually reply to posts but I will in this case. good job :) id value your opinion on my blog so pay me a visit when you get the chance.

]]> By: Steve http://earnwhatyouspend.com/2008/11/president-elect-and-the-stock-market/#comment-60 Steve Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:56:34 +0000 http://earnwhatyouspend.com/?p=395#comment-60 That's an excellent analysis of the relationship between the election and the market. A lot of vitriol has been thrown around either blaming the last week's woes on Obama's election or blaming people who blame Obama. Good to see a reasoned examination! That’s an excellent analysis of the relationship between the election and the market. A lot of vitriol has been thrown around either blaming the last week’s woes on Obama’s election or blaming people who blame Obama. Good to see a reasoned examination!

]]> By: William http://earnwhatyouspend.com/2008/11/president-elect-and-the-stock-market/#comment-58 William Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:26:38 +0000 http://earnwhatyouspend.com/?p=395#comment-58 David, exactly. I think the VIX shows this pretty well: http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/vix The market is way too volatile to deduce anything. David, exactly. I think the VIX shows this pretty well:

http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/vix

The market is way too volatile to deduce anything.

]]> By: David Fleming http://earnwhatyouspend.com/2008/11/president-elect-and-the-stock-market/#comment-57 David Fleming Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:19:42 +0000 http://earnwhatyouspend.com/?p=395#comment-57 It's painful to watch how many economists talk about the market response to Obama. We've been stuck in a pattern of severely irrational behavior based on fear for a few months now. A one-day drop may have something to do with Obama; it may have something to do with the staggering losses people have been worried about recently. In a stable economic situation, we might have a good idea; this is far from a stable economic environment. There are too many negative factors in play right now to focus a one-day drop on a wildcard. It’s painful to watch how many economists talk about the market response to Obama.

We’ve been stuck in a pattern of severely irrational behavior based on fear for a few months now. A one-day drop may have something to do with Obama; it may have something to do with the staggering losses people have been worried about recently. In a stable economic situation, we might have a good idea; this is far from a stable economic environment.

There are too many negative factors in play right now to focus a one-day drop on a wildcard.

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