The stock market reaction Wednesday to Republican Donald Trump's victory over Democrat Kamala Harris was swift and powerful, sending the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to all-time highs. The Fed rate cut the next day was icing on the cake for market bulls,

Donald Trump’s election victory made for a seismic week on Wall Street — but investors should guard against getting pulled into emotionally charged market narratives that might not endure.

Stocks closed at record highs on Friday, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq 100 all notching their biggest weekly gain of the year.

The Dow’s strong gain this year favored the Democrats and Kamala Harris. But Wall Street is increasingly disconnected from Main Street.

The market is suddenly feeling zen again. With the major indexes all on track for record closing highs, the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, continued to plummet in the wake of the election results. The VIX was down to 14.

For investors looking past the initial risk-on rally in US equities following Donald Trump’s decisive election victory, now comes the hard part.

A Trump victory sent stock investors into beast buying mode, which was broad in nature with most sectors seeing big gains, minus the more defensive areas.