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it's all psychology. The world looks very different in October from mid-August.

Maybe its the MEDIA (Prophets/Shepards)! Certainly the media affects the markets(any day). They always try to report what is going on in investors minds or predict what the news will be tomorrow. Why? to say I told you so OR to provide guidance to all the "Sheep" in our heard.

The execs need to purchase new goatskin pants to dance around the ruins in. (hehehe)

Ummm doesn't the fiscal year end in october. Certainly would have more to do with it than Holloween.

This is stupid. It's because of third quarter profit reports are released, and by then companies show how far behind they are.

The combination of 3Q reports and seasonal affective disorder?

W.A.G. Stock markets crash in October to compete with ratings sweeps in T.V. Of course, this does not extrapolate backwards to 1929. But neither does this story. Or perhaps -- stock markets crash to coincide with Devils Night and Halloween. Could be that stock markets crash to coincide with Black Friday -- they day all PhD candidates who havent' made progress in their dissertations get kicked out ofof graduate school. In turn, they all get MBAs -- and suffering from post traumatic stress disorder -- have flash backs to Black Friday (in some schools it's Black Monday) and have major anxiety attacks - -and inevitably tell their therapists -- and well -- you know how therapists talk -- and thing you know consumer confidence in management flounders -- and boom -- the stock market crashes. Or -- anticipating Daylight's savings time clock set backs -- people sleep in and trading suffers. Maybe there is a power outage on the network? Ha Ha ha.

This is one of the most worthless "news features" I have ever wasted my time reading. The heading promises an answer. The content disappoints, tremendously. Shame on both the writer and his editors. If you have nothing of value to write, don't waste bandwidth.

I want to know why we bailed out the banks when we should have bailed out all the people that had money in 401K's , retirement funds or IRA's first. Give us back our money. I want my money back!!!! And let us get out money out now without penalties!

I will be contacting many of the crooked and greedy executives to tell them that I want a cruise on the yacht or the jet plane that I'm paying for and they're continuing to enjoy. The bailout is absolutely absurd; the American taxpayers are being paying for the excesses of the greedy executives. Shame on Congress and the President, they're clueless.

I think it's related to the Christmas buying rush. A lot of businesses need to transfer large amounts of credit and money to pay for all those goods moving around suddenly in the fall. This puts strains on certain markets as huge sums are moved in and out. Some of that must affect the stocks. It's like the rush of waters and unexpected waves when the tide waxes and wanes.

I got a pretty good idea why they're crashing this october.

http://market-ticker.org/archives/622-Fiscal-Cat-5-Hurricane-Warning.html

I blame the media for all the crap that's going on in the world. Cant you ever tell a positive story? It would probably have a positive impact.

dan lee thinks the fiscal year ends in October. UM? Which fiscal year?

Companies designate fiscal years, as does the US. Dan? Think it through, perhaps even research reality? The federal fiscal year does not end in October, but I'd be remiss to tell you a fact. You are not able to grasp truth.

Congress is so messed up right now. The speaker of the house says something, and the stock market drops 900 points. Didn't they know that if they probed Allen Green for what happened that he would eventually say anything, something and for all of that people listen and when I heard him say that the model was wrong...my immediate thought, oh well there goes the stock market...because congress screwed up by asking in front of the world, and Allen Greenspan answered. It happened. Congress asked.

Congress is so messed up right now. The speaker of the house says something, and the stock market drops 900 points. Didn't they know that if they probed Allen Green for what happened that he would eventually say anything, something and for all of that people listen and when I heard him say that the model was wrong...my immediate thought, oh well there goes the stock market...because congress screwed up by asking in front of the world, and Allen Greenspan answered. It happened. Congress asked.

Ironic 1 of 3:
We have now issured the biggest insurancse company in the world because they decided to venture out. The insurer is being insured by us, the tax payer and premiem payer to the insurer.

Ironic 2 of 3:
We are getting on to companys for not being forthright with stock holders but I just heard today that congress does not want to give out who they will back or bail out ahead of time because investers or stock holders might panic.

Ironic 3 of 3:
Allen Greenspan goes in front of congress and they ask "probed" him if there was something wrong about his model about the economy. They asked in order to find out about the problem. Then what "he" said creates a market meltdown. Congress probed in front of the world. Confidence and trust in our stock markets was not what congress was looking for. They were looking to vote into congress a democrate. That is so bad to take us taxpayers down to get themselves voted in.

I think it is the fact that Christmas is around the corner and everyone sells off their assets to finance their tango with Santa...

TORONTO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Magna International said on Thursday its development of an electric hybrid car is on schedule for 2010, and it bolstered its efforts by buying a Michigan-based company that focuses on propulsion and energy management for electric vehicles.

It seems Australia is really stepping up to the plate when it comes to advancing alternative fuel technology. In fact, it was revealed yesterday that a US firm, Better Place, a California-based electric-vehicle company will be building an electric car charging network for them.

It's obvious. Always happens under great Republican economic policies that never work.

It looks to me like anything in October with the number(s) 9,19, or 29 is bad for finances. I'm sure glad there is no 39th day of October.

Worthless article. ANY column with a title in the form of a question will not have an answer. Otherwise, the title would have been stated so. I usually skip them altogether.

Worthless article. ANY column with a title in the form of a question will not have an answer. Otherwise, the title would have been stated so. I usually skip them altogether.

If people would study, not just read, the Bible they would understand the reason. I can't go into the entire biblical explanation but I will give a few points to give you an idea. First, Allan Greenspan is Jewish and has controlled the monetary policy of the US and indirectly the world for over 20 years. He now admits he refused to investigate the derivatives market. That should tell you that he had something planned for the future. He knew what was coming. I could give many more examples along these lines. Now getting back to the October question. It coincides almost exactly this year with the Hebrew month of Tishri, the first month of the civil (finances) calendar and also the seventh month of the sacred calendar that begins in Nisan. Tishri is the month of the creation. Also the feast of Tabernacles (Ingathering - Thanksgiving - succotash from Sukkot) was from Oct. 14th to the 21st. The 22nd was the eighth day or the day of solemnity. We've just completed a Sabbatical year, 5768, when the cancellation and liquidation of debts really began the banking problems, and entering a Jubilee year (return to the possession of the promised land inheritance) Lev 25. All debts are canceled. Deut. 15 and Deut 31:9,10. I hope this gives you a clue as to why everything was planned by Alan for the month of October, I really mean, the month of this Jubilee year that began Rosh Hashanna 30 Sept (1 Tishri). Put the pieces of the puzzle together and you can understand why the Jews control the world and why our president's name is associated with " the burning "Bush" of the first Exodus. The second Exodus Isa 11:11. I'll stop for now. There is just so much information.

Well my well just went dry.
My bank account is dry!
...I think it was SNL who did a scit on President Nixon. (Whom I like) Nixon was at a urinal and a man standing next to him asked about the poor people. The comic Nixon looked at him and said..."F///k the dooomed."

Mark Hillyard
(and I hope I recall the scit. My Brother thought it was a real interview which is funny all by itself.)

October is when people experience the annual mid-life crisis. It's the time when they start wondering about their life, what it's about and where it's going.

The summer fun is gone. Time to get back to work. But why? Why do I have to do the same pattern again and again every single year? What am I doing with this? And then the thought of dark winter and the Christmas time sets in.

Christmas is supposed to be a happy family time but my family hates me because I'm too busy with work and don't show enough attention to them. Maybe there's more in life than just making money and going shopping everyday. OK, I'll just stop spending and start thinking less about money and more about the meaning of life. It's a process called life correction.

And when everybody starts having a life correction, we have a market correction, too.

If October is when the annual mid-life crisis occurs, Sunday evening is when the weekly mid-life crisis takes place, albeit a milder one.

chris g

McCain vs. Obama: Which Candidate Can You Afford? How Could the Next President Affect Your Financial Plan?

Voyant:

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I am loving this tool. I created a better plan than my financial planner gave me. I fired him. I’m done with paper financial plans.

Opinion...only....if everyone would turn off your televisions, radios, and stop looking at the newspapers..instead start listening to music and..and stop the panic....we would all be bettter off...the media is driving this frenzy....and remember, only bad news sells television time....

Fear of an Obama White House.

It has to do with the futures markets on farm commodities. The harvest starts rolling in, and people get nervous about future prices.

McCain vs. Obama: Which Candidate Can You Afford? How Could the Next President Affect Your Financial Plan?

Voyant:

http://www.planwithvoyant.com

I am loving this tool. I created a better plan than my financial planner gave me. I fired him. I’m done with paper financial plans.

Probably Biblical. October is around the time of the Feast of Tabernacles during with the Year of Jubilee was also celebrated. It allowed for the return of property, cancelling of debts, etc which would stabilize the wealth. America does not comply with this Biblical concept. Wealth and debt concentrate to a breaking point. As usual though, most Americans think that because we are Americans, we are immune to the simple & practical laws given by God. So, here we are again. We are presented with the same choice, apply God's law and live, or disregard it and die. No doubt the next Depression will come first.

HILLARY CLINTON SAID:

SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN HAS A LFETIME OF EXPERIENCE THAT HE WILL

BRING TO WHITE HOUSE AND SENATOR OBAMA HAS A SPEECH HE GAVE IN 2002.

NO WAY. NO HOW. NOBAMA.

Hillary Lost To Obama And So Will McCain!!

Up north the leaves are starting to fall off of the trees, and the end of summer is shot. No more barbecues, etc.. Apparently it is psychological.