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ASPN: Earnings should be out this week.

Something tells me that October is going to be an awful month for the market not only because it usually is but because the next earnings report season isn't until November. A boring month.

We've had economic disruptions because of the hurricanes, rising oil prices, rising interests rates, and we don't know the impact yet of the disruption to the o&g industry in the Gulf. The wild card as I see it is the weather. A prolonged warm period this fall would be VERY good news. It would delay high heating costs for the consumer and it would delay the flu season.

There doesn't seem to be a lot of "irrational exuberance" on this board either. Which brings to mind that the changing of the guard at the Fed is a major negative overhanging on the market, imo. You know what they say--the market don't like no uncertainty.

Oct. might be a good month to sit on cash and play the wait-and-see game. Or to sell some covered calls. If anybody knows of anything that could turbocharge the market in the weeks ahead, speak up.