Good Monday morning. While we have the worst week of the year in our rear view mirror, October-phobia is directly ahead and there’s no shortage of news that will have the attention of investors this week, including; the ongoing and building autoworkers' strike, a possible government shutdown, the resumption of student loan repayments, higher energy prices, and higher interest rate risks with the 10 year at 4.5% this AM.

With the S&P 500 breaking through technical support levels late last week, and with the Dow Jones and Nasdaq sitting exactly at support levels as we start the week, our markets may continue to be under pressure, over the short term.
I continue to look to the first week of October as an ideal entry point for aggressively putting on new positions. Over the last 70 years, October has consistently given us our best buying opportunities. I expect this October to provide the same.

As you’ll see below, based on VRA System Analysis, we are approaching the best buying...