Wednesday wasn’t just a good day for Donald Trump. The wealth of the world’s 10 richest people also soared by a record amount, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index.
The historical trend holds that the market is going to be exceptionally volatile for a month or so after a presidential election, and then it corrects.
These folks almost certainly had some kind of insider info, but if you're an average joe investor, it's not the best time to be making stock decisions.