President Obama’s odds of winning reelection slipped to 56.5%, according to the Hedgeye Election IndicatorDaryl Jones (HEI). That’s the lowest reading on the HEI since early February, and it marks the fourth consecutive weekly decline. The HEI measures the likelihood that President Obama would win reelection if the election were held today.
Hedgeye developed the HEI to understand the relationship between key market and economic data and the US Presidential Election. After rigorous back testing, Hedgeye has determined that there are a short list of real time market-based indicators, that move ahead of President Obama’s position in conventional polls or other measures of sentiment.
Two of those indicators, the relative strength of the US dollar versus a basket of international currencies and the weak overall performance of the US stock market, contributed to President Obama’s weaker chances to win reelection, according to the HEI.
Based on our analysis, market prices will adjust in real-time ahead of economic conditions, which will ultimately shape voters’ perception of the Obama Presidency, the Republican candidates and influence the probability of an Obama reelection.
The model assumes that the Presidential election would be held today against any Republican candidate. Our model is indifferent toward who the Republican candidate is as the sentiment for Obama and for any Republican opponent is imputed in the market prices that determine the HEI. The HEI is based on a scale of 0 – 200, with 100 equating to a 50% probability that President Obama would win or lose if the election were held today.
Hedgeye releases the HEI every Tuesday at 7am ET until the election November 6.