Jeff Buchbinder | Chief Equity Strategist Last Updated: July 22, 2026 Additional content provided by Kent Cullinane, CFA, Sr. Analyst, Research. Why Does Midterm Election Volatility Create Opportunity? With midterm elections fast approaching, history suggests investors may be better served focusing on market behavior rather than political predictions. As LPL Research highlighted in its Midyear Outlook 2026: Policy, Buildouts, & Bottlenecks, our base case is a split Congress.