US Midterms 2026: Will It Be a Volatility Event? | What Markets Are Pricing

The US midterm elections are two weeks away. Is this a volatility event, and where could markets still move? This video covers: 🗳️ the election-night timeline 🏛️ the House and Senate numbers 📊 what prediction and betting markets are implying 🔄 which sectors are in focus under a “blue wave” or a split Congress 📉 how much movement options markets are pricing for the day after the vote #USMidterms #Elections2026 #Stocks #Nasdaq #MarketOutlook #pepperstone 0:00 Two weeks to the US midterms 0:11 Election night: when results come through 0:31 House & Senate: the numbers that matter 1:09 A precursor for 2028? Split Congress & the debt ceiling 1:33 Blue wave: sectors that could benefit 2:12 Blue wave: sectors that could come under pressure 2:33 Split Congress: how the picture changes 2:48 Will it be a volatility event? This content is not intended for a UK audience. Please visit our Pepperstone U.K. channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5HwBByE4VRj03__6iHgCA 🤝 Switch to Pepperstone. Sign up for a live trading account: https://bit.ly/Switch2Pepperstone 🐦Follow us on X/Twitter to keep up to date with market news, access expert commentary, analysis and more from our global market analysts: https://twitter.com/PepperstoneFX 👉 Subscribe to Chris Weston's Daily Fix newsletter: https://cloud.go.pepperstone.com/join-daily-fix The material provided here has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such is considered to be a marketing communication. Whilst it is not subject to any prohibition on dealing ahead of the dissemination of investment research we will not seek to take any advantage before providing it to our clients. Pepperstone doesn’t represent that the material provided here is accurate, current or complete, and therefore shouldn’t be relied upon as such. The information, whether from a third party or not, isn’t to be considered as a recommendation; or an offer to buy or sell; or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any security, financial product or instrument; or to participate in any particular trading strategy. It does not take into account readers’ financial situation or investment objectives. We advise any readers of this content to seek their own advice. Without the approval of Pepperstone, reproduction or redistribution of this information isn’t permitted. #fx​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #trading​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #CFDs