Well, the alternave argument there is, same for september that most retail expected a drop, lots of open interest in puts... and presto the market rallied. Most retail now also expect market drop on october, although historically that is wrong as well, high chance of positive oct after such a september month.
The big boys sill make the chart to fit their gain strategy.
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