The cursed October, will the crash anomaly become a source of profit?
October markets crash
Haven't you heard rumors like this?
There are many trading adages (anomalies) in the markets.
The infamous October (October Effect) is one of them.
Historically, severe stock market crashes tend to cluster in October.
First, please look at the following list.
- October 24, 1929 (Thursday): the "Black Thursday" that led to the Great Depression
- October 1973: the first oil shock
- October 19, 1987 (Monday): Black Monday
- 1998: impact of the Asian currency crisis and the Russian financial crisis
- October 24, 2008 (Friday): global financial market turmoil after Lehman Brothers' collapse
- 2016: flash crash of the British pound
- 2022: large-scale yen-buying intervention by the government and the Bank of Japan
- 2025: shock over 100% tariffs against China
- 2025: record-scale liquidations in the cryptocurrency market
It's hard to view this as mere coincidence,
October is packed with dramas that move market history.
This time,we will dissect whether the anomaly known as the “Halloween October Effect” can be a source of profit, and explore its deep, intriguing facets.