Investors eagerly await the unofficial kickoff to 2020’s third quarter earnings season during the week of October 12. This comes at a time of heightened volatility where the S&P 500 index (.SPX) climbed 15.73% between the June 30 close and September 2 all-time high of 3,588.11 before falling 10.55% to the September 24 low of 3,209.45. With the U.S. presidential election looming and an index that has rebounded 8.34% to 3,477.13 as of the October 9 close, the stakes are high heading into the 2020 Q3 earnings season. Adding to the pressure is a high bar set by multiple new