The stock market can still finish 2023 on a strong note after worst October in 5 years if this historical trend holds

U.S. stocks capped off their worst October performance in five years on Tuesday, while clinching a third-straight monthly loss, the longest such streak since March 2020.

That doesn’t exactly inspire confidence following the weakest start to a bull market in some years.

But amid the gloom, some on Wall Street are holding out hope for a turnaround…