The Motley Fool's October picks are up 0.8% after 3 days, beating the S&P 500 by 0.2 points

3 Days Later — Oct 8, 2026

How are The Motley Fool's October 2026 stock picks performing?

The Motley Fool's October stock picks posted a 0.8% average return in their first three trading days, edging out the S&P 500's 0.6% gain over the same window. Three of the five picks tracked are currently outperforming the benchmark.

MercadoLibre (MELI) drove most of that early performance, climbing 9.4% since the article's publication. The remaining four picks showed more modest movement in either direction.

Three days is too short a window to draw conclusions about any investment thesis, but the portfolio has opened ahead of the broader market. Tracking will continue at the one-week, one-month, three-month, six-month, and one-year marks to measure performance over more meaningful time frames.