11/03/26 Afternoon CommStock Report – Lame Duck or Dead Duck Congress?

The Commstock Report is a twice daily market report. 11/03/2026 Lame Duck or Dead Duck Congress? PLEASE REFER TO THE BROKER COMMENTARY PAGE FOR UPDATES!! Click Above to Watch Brian’s Afternoon Market Update A friend of mine told me last week that he pulled money from the stock market, having become worried about the repercussions of the mid-term elections with so many ominous threats lying in wait for them to be over. These risks include a resumption of the military conflict in the war with Iran, Russian desperation intensifying the war in Ukraine overseas along with domestic risks that ICE will come out of its cold-box, hot after immigrants, and of course how the election, is or is not, settled will test us. A lot is being made of expected democratic successes in today’s mid-term elections under the illusion that… that outcome will improve overall governance by a significant amount. President Trump will never conform to traditional expectations of lame duck status. Lame duck Congresses are often quite productive in enacting legislation as the political tentacles loosen. That still requires cooperation with the administration and Trump has not been in a cooperative mood. As to the new Congress, while the democrats may…