| After a rocky Q3, the fourth quarter started off on a decent note, with the first month of the quarter - October - stepping up on gas. The U.S. markets were in green, thanks to a delayed Fed lift-off possibility at the end of September, no more economic shockers from China (the root cause of the Q3 massacre of the global market) and solid tech earnings. U.S. stocks delivered the largest monthly returns in four years.
Among the top ETFs, investors saw the S&P 500-based SPY gain about 8.5%, Dow Jones-based DIA advance 8.6% and Nasdaq-based QQQ have a stellar rally and pop about 11.4% in October. While QQQ surged from superb tech earnings, DIA got positive cues from the oil price recovery, though for a shorter period. ..............................................Full Article: Source
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