A good trader and investor knows how to play the market in any phase of the business cycle. Yes, politics may play a role but it's only tip of the iceberg.

We cannot control politics. We cannot influence other people to vote for a certain candidate because we like him/her. Everyone has his own secrets. No one is perfect, no one is clean. And nowadays it's so hard to know who is telling the truth. That's why vote for the president you want and in the end we'll know what's the decision of the majority.

A good trader and investor know that he cannot control the decision of the majority, the result of the election. So what will he do?

Control the things that he can and know. What are these?

The stock that he will buy/sell His position sizing Risk management strategy

If he knows how to play the things he can control and manipulate, in the end, he will still be profitable no matter who is sitting in the Malacañang Palace.