Now that the last presidential debate is over, there are only 20 days remaining until Election Day. With Hillary Clinton making significant gains in the polls in recent weeks, Credit Suisse analyst Lori Calvasina recently took a look at the impact the election could have on the stock market.

According to Calvasina, Clinton’s recent momentum has reduced the risk of a major Trump-related selloff.

“In many investors’ minds, the perceived risk associated with a Trump victory in the Presidential race have been replaced with concerns about the implications of a Democratic sweep of leadership in Congress (for both the Senate and House to flip),” Calvasina explained.

Credit Suisse believes the rising chance of a Clinton presidency is good news for industrials and stocks with high international exposure. Financials and health care stocks could be negatively impacted.

Historically, when leadership in the White House and both houses of Congress remain the same after an election, the S&P 500 has averaged…

Click here to continue reading

Want to learn more about how to profit off the stock market? Or maybe you just want to be able to look sophisticated in front of your coworkers when they ask you what you are reading on your Kindle, and you’d prefer to tell them “Oh, I’m just reading a book about stock market analysis,” rather than the usual “Oh, I’m just looking at pics of my ex-girlfriend on Facebook.” For these reasons and more, check out my book, Beating Wall Street with Common Sense. I don’t have a degree in finance; I have a degree in neuroscience. You don’t have to predict what stocks will do if you can predict what traders will do and be one step ahead of them. I made a 400% return in the stock market over five years using only basic principles of psychology and common sense. Beating Wall Street with Common Sense is now available on Amazon, and tradingcommonsense.com is always available on your local internet!