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FOXA plummeted -1.98%, the day’s most extreme move, as election-related fervor cooled into a volatile close. The market measured a sharp spike in fear early on, with VIXY leaping +1.47% at the open, fueled by an overnight gap of +1.13%. But the afternoon brought a different wind; two bursts of posts over eleven hours pushed VIXY down, first -2.05%, then -1.09%. Pundits clashed hard, with LEFT and RIGHT sparring over Margo Kessler’s coverage and Trump’s endorsements for Michigan and Missouri congressmen. The controversy itself was the forecast: a turbulent day where initial fear jumped, but political headlines eventually drove volatility lower. Conditions are clearing as we sign off, leaving behind a day of sharp swings and heated partisan weather.