For some, Halloween provides a way to let their imagination become reality -- at least for a day. For others, it's a day of ghouls, goblins, and ghosts, with the intent of putting a little scare in those seeking candy. But for the stock market, Halloween represents just another day in 2022 of scaring the daylights out of investors.

Since the year began, the timeless Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and widely followed Nasdaq Composite, have all plummeted into a bear market. The Nasdaq has been the biggest loser, with a peak-to-trough decline (since its November 2021 high) of 38%.

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