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Midterm Election Years Have ‘Biggest Drawdowns and Biggest Recoveries’: Don’t Get ‘Whipsawed’

Midterm election years usually see a lot of politics-related volatility, says Jason Blackwell. “They’re doing a bit of A/B testing” on their voting bases, and the markets tend to have “the biggest drawdowns and the biggest recoveries” because those proposals don’t materialize. He warns investors not to get “whipsawed” this year. Jason is focusing on “cash flow, cash flow, cash flow” and thinks the market expects AI to start making material differences in earnings this year.

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14 Jan 2026

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