Midterm election year October U.S. stocks perform brilliantly! S&P 500 historically averages a 3% gain, with a 73.7% probability of rising.

Zhito Finance APP notes that historical patterns from U.S. midterm election years show that the stock market tends to experience a clear year-end rally. An analysis of monthly returns for the S&P 500 from 1950 to 2025 compiled by Carson Group found that October has the strongest average performance.