Get your rest this weekend…. it’s bound to be exciting next week. Will the August lows hold in the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P?  Can Crude Oil print a 7 handle?  Will US interest rates go negative?  Stay tuned…

In case you were sleeping: There was a big Stock Market Sell Off this week:

Did the VIX just Flash a Major Fear Signal? (Ryan Detrick)

Carl Icahn shorts S&P 500, sees stock market correction coming (Globe and Mail)

Market chop puts alternative strategies front and center – (Investments News)

Stocks, We Hope They Go to Zero – (Attain Alternatives) & The Best Images from “StockToberPocalypse” – (Attain Alternatives) & a Refresher on how your alternatives probably aren’t (Attain Alternatives)

5 Thinsg to Ponder: Through the Looking Glass (streettalk)

 

Plus some sort of related items

Fed minutes: Staff cuts growth outlook due to higher dollar – (CNBC)

Nassim Taleb: Why You Should Embrace Uncertainty – (The James Altucher Show)

ETF Scoreboard October Edition – (ETF Database)

 

It’s Not All Stocks:

Oil to drop to $75 a barrel? (CNBC)

Railroad demands are tying up Minnesota farmers – (SC Times)

Colleges’ Wider Search for Applicants Crowds Out Local Students – (Wall Street Journal)

 

And, just for Fun:

Interactive: Quarterbacks Pay vs Play – (AP)

If You Bought A Red Bull In The Last 12 Years They Owe You Money — Here’s The Easy Way To Get It – (Buzzfeed)

Did you know police can just take your stuff if they suspect it’s involved in a crime? They can! – (John Oliver)