October 2024 US Stock Market Analysis: Daily Reports | 2ndOcean

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Up (S&P 500 +0.1% or more)

Down (S&P 500 fell 0.1% or more)

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Market Closed

Each trading day is colored by the S&P 500 (SPY) close-to-close change: green for gains of +0.1% or more, red for losses of −0.1% or more, yellow for flat sessions within ±0.1%.

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Monthly Market Summary

The market finished October with a modestly positive bias after 23 trading days, posting 10 up days, 9 down days and 4 flat days for the S&P 500. Rally leadership was concentrated in reopening and tech-adjacent names, with Airlines (+28.0%), Hospitality & Travel (+9.0%) and Cybersecurity (+8.7%) among the top performers. Dragging the tape were defensives and semicap-related stocks, as Healthcare (-5.0%), Defense & Aerospace (-7.3%) and Chip Equipment (-15.4%) logged the weakest monthly returns. Overall the market ended the month mixed-to-up, driven by strong sector-specific rotations rather than broad-based strength.

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