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| September is the only month to show more losing months than winning months over the past 66 years. It also sports the largest average loss (-0.68%). October actually has a decent track record (up 41 times - or 62% of the time - down 25 times, with an average gain of +0.80%). However, this record is tainted somewhat as many investors - not entirely incorrectly - have come to refer to October as "Crash Month". To wit, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1941, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1997 and 2008 all witnessed sharp declines in the stock market during the month of October. Calculation: www.moneychimp.com |