Stocks typically pop after mid-term elections By: MarketWatch October 06, 2014 at 16:03 PM EDT The stock market is nearing a historically strong period, says S&P Capital IQ’s Sam Stovall, who has crunched the numbers, going back to 1944. Read More >> Related Stocks: S&P 500 Ishares Core ETF SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust