"We’re almost through one of the most feared months of trading, which as it turns out, is set to deliver the best return for the Dow industrials since 1976, and best month since July for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite"
9 month bear market. The October crashes happened after more recent highs.
No real surprise to see a rally in October. If it was going to crash it would have happened back in March after a January high.