{"id":36565,"date":"2012-10-26T18:32:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T18:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/could-the-u-s-election-release-the-bulls\/36557\/"},"modified":"2012-10-26T18:32:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T18:32:00","slug":"could-the-u-s-election-release-the-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/could-the-u-s-election-release-the-bulls\/36565\/","title":{"rendered":"Could the U.S. Election Release the Bulls?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Could the U.S. Election Release the Bulls?<\/h2>\n<p>The Bear. Or the Bull. That is the question. With polls tightening, traders around the world are looking for that perfect hedge to be in the green regardless of who takes office in the coming presidential election on November 7th, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Though the outcome of this event is still unclear the anticipated response is. The markets clearly react differently to each candidate, which is obvious if we analyze how the market performed during the recent Presidential debates. In the first debate Romney walked away with a strong win and the U.S. Dollar rallied. In the second debate however Obama won and the U.S. Dollar declined. This theory was further confirmed in international markets. The Euro along with the Australian Dollar advance with an Obama win and declined with a Romney win.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion that we can draw from this is that the U.S. Dollar has more confidence in the Romney administration than it does an Obama administration, but that is not necessarily the case for all other asset classes. Over the last four years the SP 500 has rallied 120 percent under the Obama administration. The QE market flood caused tidal waves in major indexes, but that volatility could be coming to an end depending on the outcome of this election.<\/p>\n<p>If the Presidential nomination swings in Romney\u2019s favor the major indexes will likely decline because Romney has made it clear that QE wouldn\u2019t last under his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of who takes office, the fiscal cliff remains in sight. The EU crisis has reached critical levels, the real unemployment levels here on the home front are far worse than the mainstream media lets on and our next steps as a nation are crucial.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/category\/foreign-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOREX<\/a> Insights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Caution is key prior to the outcome of big events such as this one. The presidential announcement will likely cause a spike in the market that could swing in either direction. So in order to hedge against risk the safest move is to wait until after the announcement to take a position and then ride the emerging wave.<\/p>\n<p>The EURUSD has been on the decline this week falling from 1.306 to 1.288 and is approaching its first strong support level at 1.285. I am speculating that a Romney win could give the pair the momentum that it needs to push past major resistance levels working its way back down towards parity\u2026 But its yet to be seen how that actually plays out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/RSSPoster_PRO\/cache\/a3e4b_Screen%2520Shot%25202012-08-17%2520at%25201.25.23%2520PM.gif\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2012-08-17 at 1.25.23 PM\" title=\"Screen Shot 2012-08-17 at 1.25.23 PM\" align=\"none\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: I have no positions in any of assets mentioned, but may initiate a (long or short) position in the EURUSD over the next 72 hours<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"nrelate_popular_2\" class=\"nrelate nrelate_popular nrelate_default nr_1col nr_text\"><\/div>\n<p>\t<!--[if IE 6]>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery('.nrelate_default').removeClass('nrelate_default');<\/script>\n\t<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\t\tnRelate.domain = \"www2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news\";\n\t\tvar entity_decoded_nr_mp_url = jQuery('<span\/>').html(\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121102152106\/http:\/\/api.nrelate.com\/mpw_wp\/0.51.2\/?tag=nrelate_popular&domain=www2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news%2Fcould-the-u-s-election-release-the-bulls%2F36565&nr_div_number=2&maxageposts=7200&increment=1\").text();\n\t\tnRelate.getNrelatePosts(entity_decoded_nr_mp_url);\n\t\/* ]]&gt; *\/\n\t<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n\n\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n\n\n\n\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-and-economic-indicators-4\/36838\">\nFOREX and Economic Indicators<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/could-the-u-s-election-release-the-bulls\/36566\">\nCould the U.S. Election Release the Bulls?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/could-the-u-s-election-release-the-bulls\/36565\">\nCould the U.S. Election Release the Bulls?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/spain-inflated-optimism\/36128\">\nSpain: Inflated Optimism?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/casino-royale-gambling-or-trading\/35824\">\nCasino Royale: Gambling or Trading?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/greece-its-time-to-go\/35583\">\nGreece: It\u2019s Time to Go<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/eur-funding-spains-black-hole\/35148\">\nEUR: Funding Spain\u2019s Black Hole<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n\n\n\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121102152106im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/31.png\" alt=\"Justin Burkhardt (FXFocus.com)\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Justin Burkhardt <\/b><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n\nAs an active currency trader, my goal is to educate new and experienced traders alike to take advantage of the inherent volatility that exists in the Forex market.\n\nMy Objective? 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