A year and one week after the Dow crossed 10,000 from above, it has reemerged from below!
When the barrier was crossed, traders took a moment to stop and cheer.
Twenty-five of the Dow’s component stocks rose today. The strongest gains were posted by Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Du Pont (DD), Pfizer (PFE) and Catepillar (CAT). Bank of America shares rose 4.38 percent, the remaining stocks rose over 3 percent each.
The laggards include Wal-Mart (WMT), AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Home Depot (HD).
The significance of 10,000 shouldn’t exist, but obviously it does. Its existence and the associated hooplah confirm …read more

The Dow jumped 889 points today, the second largest increase ever…and I don’t want to sound like the soothsayer, but beware the 900 point pop.

I know the market has been hammered and I know that many are factoring in an expected 50 basis point cut tomorrow from the Fed, but this makes no sense.  The Dow’s gain doubled during the last hour of trading. 
Financials led the Dow higher while techs led Nasdaq’s 9.5 percent jump.  Take a look at the price gainers list for each exchange: NYSE and Nasdaq.
Citigroup up 15 percent, AIG up 35 percent.  Moves like this are too big and too irrational to be …read more