I'm writing this down briefly to remember my feelings at this point in time, right before the US midterm elections.

As I invest in US stocks, I become interested in big events. I particularly invest in 3x leveraged stocks, so even a small issue has a big impact, and I need to pay even more attention to big issues. Naturally, I need to pay attention to the results of this US midterm election, as I expect various things to be affected by them. Before the election results are announced, it's probably right to view it as a bullish event, as in the past. However, many negative indicators remain unresolved, so it may have almost no impact. Anyway, as I'm writing this, the results are coming out. I'm fully responsible for my investments and have to accept the results, so I don't have any desire for who wins, but I hope this will be an opportunity to resolve various negative factors.

• Will US indices, which have been declining for a long time, reverse? Or will they continue to decline for longer?
• Will stock prices that have been priced in based on expectations surge to match those expectations? Or will they go back to where they were?
• Is it right to make investment decisions by putting all these facts together?

When I think about these questions, it makes me realize how difficult it is to predict and get the results right. As a result, my investments feel like gambling on one side or the other. It's bitter, but I hope this record will help me at the time of the next US midterm elections.

This time, I'm going to keep this saying in mind.

Never invest with the mindset of betting on one side or the other.