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It was a glorious October. The S&P 500 was up about 7% for the month, more than making up for September’s 4.8% decline. Now what?

September lived up to its bad reputation. The S&P 500 fell 4.8% for the month. But September is over. Now it’s October, which is historically only the second-worst month of the year. What now?

It’s a crazy earnings season that the market is treating like a boring one. The second quarter marked the near-full opening up of the economy after the pandemic. It is compared to last year’s second quarter when the economy crashed amidst the lockdowns. Analysts are expecting average earnings growth of 74% for S&P 500 companies, one of the highest quarterly growth rates ever recorded. So far, earnings are exceeding those expectations. And the market is yawning it off. Stocks are doing the same thing as before earnings, trending slightly higher in an up and down fashion. What’s going on?

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