$NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ I always think that late October is like this, but with the year-end rally, the presidential election, and the overlapping rate cuts, it's a good opportunity, so I hope that the post-election confusion will be short-lived. In the past two presidential elections, there was long inflation leading to rate hikes, and in the year of the COVID hit, the economy was uncertain, but compared to that, the background is definitely better. I don't know about individual stocks, but I personally think that there won't be a trend change in the industry growth expectations reflected in the indices due to the election, but next year there may still be tariffs or high interest rates. While continuing long-term investments, I'm thinking of going with a two-pronged approach involving ETFs that allow for entries and exits for about six months ^_^ I believe that for a while from now, the expectation for rate cuts will outweigh the confusion of the presidential election, yes ^_^

$NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ With high interest rates, Russell is not good, S&P is too scattered and not good, Dow was originally not good, but that was just a coincidence, so there is only Nasdaq left. ^_^ I will believe in high tech and energy for a while, enter in big after the election, and faint until spring.

$CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (.VIX.US)$ Before the rate cut, interest rates increased, maybe everyone took cash positions all at once because it's the Friday before the election. It's temporary, don't worry. Otherwise, maybe Powell or Ueda said something unnecessary somewhere ^_^.

$CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (.VIX.US)$ Because all bonds have sharply increased interest rates, I don't think it's due to Middle Eastern reasons.

$NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ If there are no presidential elections, I was planning to take advantage of the year-end rush and rate cuts at the end of the month, but I'm starting to worry that the market is factoring in the prolonged rise in Trump's bond printing and high interest rates. Still, I hope that technology and energy will somehow survive even in an economic downturn. With ETFs, you can easily get out of the declining market without hesitation.

$NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ This year, with the presidential election results coinciding with the FOMC, could the shock be relatively small and short? If the interest rate cut were unexpectedly postponed, it would be a double shock and pretty bad. Thinking of gradually increasing exposure from now until just before the PCE after the end of the month, before the election, sounds good - recently been closely monitoring the calendar ^_^ Also considering entering small and mid-cap ETFs before the interest rate cut. Are you all leaning towards before, after, or a mix? Uncertain (^_^*)