The Trump rally, a trade war, and then a crippling pandemic: The four years since President Donald Trump's 2016 election victory have been a period like no other for the U.S. stock market.
The Republican president has claimed credit for the rise, tweeting over 150 times about the stock market since he was elected, often when stocks were climbing. Graphic: S&P 500 sectors in first terms: Trump vs Obama https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/mkt/azgpojlzavd/Pastedper cent20imageper cent201603901781193.png
For those looking for stronger gains ahead, a Trump win may be a favored outcome. Suggesting that investors favor the certainty of presidents they are already familiar with, the S&P 500 since 1950 has on average risen 9.6per cent in the year after presidents win re-election, compared with an average rise of 4.8per cent in the year following the election of new presidents, according to LPL Financial.