Election Day results typically calm investors’ uncertainty and could spark a market rally, writes Mark Hulbert. : Odds are good that the U.S. stock market will rally strongly after this November’s mid-term election. That’s the good news. But we have to pay a price first: In order for that rally to occur, the market must be weaker than average as Election Day approaches. The market’s rally potential exists because of the overlap of two powerful seasonal patterns on Wall Street.