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A Bad Year for Stock Pickers

1. A Bad Year for Stock Pickers…Momentum Ruled Over Fundamentals 2025

Bloomberg

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2. October Volatility Common…Highest Vol Month

Nasdaq Dorsey Wright October historically sees significantly more volatile days than other months. Gong back to 1987, the S&P 500 averages just under seven days of 1% movement, the highest average of any month. This volatility tends to trail off as we get close to year-end. November and December each average about five 1% days, among the lowest average of any month.

NASDAQ DORSEY WRIGHT

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3. China ETF (FXI) Breaks Out vs. India (INDA)

StockCharts

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4. China Back in Lead vs. India…3-Year China +78% vs. India +32%

YCharts

5. Small vs. Large. "Small-caps today are hitting the highest levels since February relative to Large-caps."

DAILY CHARTBOOK

6. Since 1956 Argentina has Received 23 Bailouts for the IMF

Since 1956, the country that gave the world Diego Maradona and the tango has received 23 bailouts from the International Monetary Fund (largely funded by the U.S.). Not only have the bailouts not fixed the underlying problems facing Argentina, but the country has defaulted on its sovereign debt nine times, including three defaults since 2000. https://fundstrat.com/

Semafor

Argentina ETF -16% YTD

Google Finance

7. Year to Date ETF Flows

The Irrelevant Investor

8. Share of Americans Drinking Alcohol Breaks to New All-Time Lows

WSJ

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9. College Tuition vs. Inflation 40-Year Chart

Peter Mallouk

10. Wealth Breakdown Among Millionaires

MSN

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