Don't worry (too much) about an October market crash
CNN
October has often been a spooky month on Wall Street. Stocks famously crashed in October 1929, 1987 and, most recently, 2008.
But the market isn't always a terrifying place to be just before Halloween. In fact, stocks typically go up in October.
According to data from Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at LPL Financial, October is just about in the middle of the pack: It has been the 7th best month for the S&P 500 since 1950 and the 4th best over the past 10 and 20 years.
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