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The article discusses investor preparations for volatility in stock markets heading into October 2015. According to the article, the stock index the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.5 percent following trading on September 30, 2015. The article states that investors and analysts were concerned about declining second quarter corporate earnings and tight financing conditions in corporate-bond markets. According to the article, the stock indexes the Dow, the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500, and the Nasdaq Composite Index declined during the third quarter of 2015.

The article states that despite a volatile week of trading in U.S. stock markets that ended on August 28, 2015, investors believed that U.S. markets were the best place to put money. It is noted that the U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index declined 0.1 percent following trading on August 28 and gained 1.1 percent during the week. Other topics include the possibility that the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) central bank would raise interest rates in September 2015, the sluggish Chinese economy, and commodity prices and exchange rates.

The article discusses drop in oil prices that pressure on energy shares and mentions that American investors are waiting for the U.S. central bank's monetary-policy decision in which they expect the Fed to hold short term rates near zero.

The article states that the U.S. stock market the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 619.07 points at the close of trading on August 26, 2015, following six days of selloffs that eliminated $2 trillion of market capitalization of U.S. stocks. According to the article, stocks gained on news that the U.S. central bank the Federal Reserve may not raise interest rates in September 2015 and signs of strength in the U.S. economy such as increased demand for large manufactured goods in July 2015. According to the article, investors remained concerned about weakness in the Chinese economy.