The Cruel Month

Each week has presented equities markets with different aspects of the recession's width and depth. September and the Fall in general are tough periods for equities. Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch both failed on or around September 16, 2008.

Reuters: Stocks face volume test after summer rally

September has historically been one of the nastiest months of the year...

Since 1900, the S&P 500 has posted positive one-month gains in September in slightly less than half of all instances...