The greater part of third quarter earnings reports is behind us, with the latest burst of reports this past week from tech and AI players, including Palantir (PLTR), AMD (AMD), and Supermicro (SMCI).

So far, the earnings season is off to a positive start. As of Oct. 31, 64% of S&P 500 companies have reported results, according to FactSet data, and analysts are expecting a 10.7% jump in earnings ...