"October effect" meaning in English

See October effect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: October effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} October effect (plural October effects)
  1. (finance) A market anomaly caused by widespread psychological anticipation of stock market crashes in the month of October.
    Sense id: en-October_effect-en-noun-1IavCg-U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Finance Topics: business, finance

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