On a volatile week that ended with Fed Chairman Bernanke stating that the US economy is nearing recovery, positive housing data, and oil hitting 10 month highs; the Dow, S&P and NASDAQ once again close at new highs for 2009, and end up about 1.8% or better for the week.

• Since March 9th lows, the S&P is up 51.68%, the Dow is up 45.19%, and the NASDAQ is up 59.30%

Index Milestones as we look to next week:

• Dow:
  **The last time the Dow closed above the range of 9700 - 9900 was 10/6/2008 when the Dow closed at 9955.50
  Note:  In one day the Dow passed through the range of 9200 - 9600 which occurred on  11/4/2008 when the Dow closed at 9625.28
• S&P 500:
  **The last time the S&P closed above 1050 was 10/06/08, when the S&P closed at 1056.89
  **The highest close for the S&P in 2008 was on 1/3/08 when it settled at 1447.16
  **The last time the S&P traded above 1050 on an intraday basis was on 10/07/08 when it hit an intraday high of 1072.91
  **The last time the S&P traded above 1100 on an intraday basis was on 10/03/08 when it hit an intraday high of 1153.82
• NASDAQ:    
  **The last time the NASDAQ composite closed above 2100 was 9/26/2008 when the NASDAQ closed at 2183.34
  **The highest close for the NASDAQ in 2008 was on 1/2/2008 when the NASDAQ closed at 2609.63
  **The last time the NASDAQ traded above 2050 on an intraday basis was on 10/02/08 when it hit an intraday high of 2056.43
  **The last time the NASDAQ traded above 2100 on an intraday basis was on 9/29/08 when it hit an intraday high of 2152.69

Index Impact:

Exxon (XOM) had the most positive impact on the Dow & S&P, up about 2.5% for the week
**YTD, American Express (AXP) continues to be the top Dow performer by % gain, up over 77% YTD
**21 Dow components are positive YTD: AXP, IBM, JPM, CSCO, DD, INTC, MMM, MSFT, BAC, HPQ, HD, DIS, AA, KO, UTX, BA, KFT, MRK, TRV, CAT, JNJ
**YTD, the top S&P performer by % gain is XL Capital (XL) up over 326% YTD
Alcoa (AA) had the most negative impact on the Dow, down over 5% for the week
**YTD, Procter & Gamble (PG) is the worst Dow performer by % loss, down over 13% YTD
Lowe's (LOW) had the most negative impact on the S&P, down over 7% for the week
**YTD, Marshall & Ilsley (MI) is the worst S&P performer by % loss, down almost 47% YTD
Microsoft (MSFT) had the most positive impact on the NASDAQ 100, up about 3% for the week  
**YTD, the top NASDAQ 100 performer by % gain is Liberty Media (LINTA), up almost 212% YTD
First Solar (FSLR) had the most negative impact on the NASDAQ 100, down over 14% for the week
**YTD, the worst NASDAQ 100 performer by % loss is Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPDI) down almost 28% YTD

Sector Impact:   Ten out of ten S&P sectors were positive for the week led by Energy up over 3%. Telecom was the least positive sector, up only about 1.56% for the week.

• Energy was helped by Cameron International (CAM) up over 9% for the week
• Telecom was hurt by MetroPCS (PCS) down almost 9% for the week
• Year-to-date, nine out of ten sectors are positive led by Tech up almost 39% in 2009