Coverage dated September 30, 2026 to October 1, 2026
October is the stock market's most volatile month. Here's what 95 years of data shows
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Markets can be volatile, and no month illustrates that more clearly than October. From the banking panic of 1907 to Black Monday in 1987 to the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, some of the most dramatic single-day collapses in U.S.
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Markets can be volatile, and no month illustrates that more clearly than October. From the banking panic of 1907 to Black Monday in 1987 to the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, some of the most dramatic single-day collapses in U.S.
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