There is no good track record of stocks being spared in October, which is known as a spooky month.

Nicole Goodkind pointed out that Black Tuesday, 1929’s market plunge that led to the Great Depression, 1987’s Black Monday, and the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis all occurred in October.

The first five days of the month have already been chilling. Before reviewing your 401(k), proceed with caution. This is a warning to you.

Despite a pretty boring day for stocks on Thursday, the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq all ended lower by under 0.2%.

We are experiencing a bit of a rough patch in the stock market. As a result of the recent losses, the Dow has fallen more than 760 points, or 2%, in the last five trading days.

The bond market has been casting a spell on stocks lately that has been pretty nasty.

It is often the case that stocks suffer when government bond yields are high, since investors can get higher returns on assets that are less risky.

A Treasury note is essentially an IOU from the government. A bit of interest is paid in exchange for lending the government money. Yield is what you earn from interest.