Stocks Could Rally Into Election Day If History Is a Guide

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U.S. Election Day is just over a week away and history says that’s good news for stocks.

Over the last 30 years, the S&P 500 has rallied in the week before the presidential election, with one notable exception -- 2016 -- according to Miller Tabak strategist Matt Maley. The average return in the six instances since 1992 was 3.8%, he wrote in a note Saturday.