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October’s wild ride may be just what the stock market needed. That’s because extremes are short-lived, and ultimately make way for new rallies.

Many investors saw the November bounce and thought the worst was behind us. But history shows strong up moves are most common in bear markets.

According to market researchers, consumer staples was one of the only sectors to survive October’s vicious sell-off with a net positive gain.

The amount of fear in the market right now has been exaggerated by the media. That’s why during this market dip there’s not as big of a rise in the VIX.