This morning we are seeing reactions in the markets globally to the horrific invasion of Israel by Hamas over the weekend. 

News items and data releases on the economic monetary and geo-political fronts could have larger than usual sway on the stock market as we move into the middle part of October.

At face value, yesterday's market rebound may have been little more than a relief rally.

The economic monetary and political culprits behind yesterday's decline have been advertised but interest rates play the biggest role for the stock market.

October could be a pivotal month for stocks.  

Higher interest rates are attributed to yesterday's market decline. 

The recent list of high volume gainers, it is evident that the stock market is promoting stock picking.

The new week begins with the major market indexes on the cusp of decisively breaching their August lows.

 Decline among the major market indexes.