So far today, the major market indices are up on the heels of the government’s GDP report, which showed a 3.5% growth rate in the 3rd quarter–the strongest GDP increase in two years. Just two more days of non-catastrophe on Wall Street, and we’ll have avoided any unwelcome October Surprise. But one closely watched market [...]

One month ago we wondered: Would the stock market suffer a September swoon? If you answered yes to that question and acted on it, then you missed out on a nearly 4% gain in the S&P 500, a whopping 6% on the Nasdaq, and 2% in the Dow, which had its best quarter since 1998. [...]

September is the cruelest month – for the stock market. According to the data, if the leaves have started to fall, so have the major indices. In September, the Dow and S&P 500 have dropped on an average of 22 out of 30 days, the Nasdaq 17 of 30. The bulls having enjoyed a Pamplona-like [...]