Friday proved to be a shocking day from both a political and a financial standpoint. While the day was off to a normal start, things changed quickly in the afternoon as news with regard to the Hillary Clinton email scandal took center stage. Today, we’ll talk about the news, how the US market reacted, why, and what binary options traders should be watching for ahead.

Why Friday Took A Quick Turn For The Worst

As mentioned above, Friday was proving to be a relatively normal day. All three blue chip indices were in the green and it was business as usual. However, in late afternoon, everything took a turn for the worst, and for good reason.

Late in the afternoon we started to see reports that James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has re-opened an investigation into Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s emails. Here’s what Comey had to say in a letter sent to Congress surrounding the investigation…

“In previous congressional testimony, I referred to the fact that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had completed its investigation of former Secretary Clinton’s personal email server. Due to recent developments, I am writing to supplement my previous testimony.

In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation. I am writing to inform you that the investigation team briefed me on this yesterday, and I agreed that the FBI should take appropriate investigative steps designed to allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation.

Although the FBI cannot yet assess whether or not this material may be significant, and I cannot predict how long it will take us to complete this additional work, I believe it is important to update your Committees about our efforts in light of my previous testimony.”