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Citigroup analysts suggest that elections often have a significant impact on market trends before voting, but traders seem to be more focused on other things this year. Analysts point out that several market indicators that usually appear before the U.S. election are noticeably calm this year, indicating concerns about the election's impact on the market may be less than in previous years. They believe traders are not focusing on the election, but rather on the U.S. economy and earnings season. Analysts say strong performance of U.S. stocks in weeks leading up to Election Day could likely be driven by robust conditions of the American economy rather than investors positioning themselves in "Trump trades" or "Harris trades". However, they note as with previous years, it is very possible for stock markets to rebound after an election. They suggest due to most companies reporting solid performances during recent earnings seasons, current market positions will likely cause a stock market rebound following November 5th voting and possibly reach new highs within the new year.

Bitcoin speculators are preparing for potential significant market fluctuations following the U.S. election on Tuesday, said Caroline Mauron, co-founder of crypto derivatives liquidity provider Orbit Markets. The options market also indicates that the expected volatility on the day after voting will reach about 8%, while the usual rise or fall is usually 2%. However, she also pointed out that after November 7th, there was no significant volatility premium in the market, indicating that the market expects election results to come out quickly. Analysis says Trump leads Harris in prediction markets which helped Bitcoin hit a record high a week ago but his odds have since fallen causing Bitcoin prices to drop. In the final round of US voter intention surveys, there were some signs favoring Harris.